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pocket watch
«Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.»
«Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one»
«I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.»
Author: Woody Allen
(Actor, Author, Film Director, Screenwriter)
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«Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
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pocket, pocket watch, strike, wiser