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Hide not your talents

Hide not your talents

23rd June, 2014 By Israel

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” – Benjamin Franklin Interesting use of rhyme, Mr Franklin. Also, an interesting use of the notion of applied purpose. A sundial in the shade is a lovely ornament but, aesthetics aside, it remains fundamentally useless. We often “hide out” in […]

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