The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost. Mikhail Bulgakov
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The famous English writer, William Makepeace Thackeray, wrote, "the tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never!" In this quote he is suggesting that we can conceal our true feelings and thoughts from others by using our voice and manner of speech to project a different message. We may even conceal our true thoughts and emotions from ourselves. But our eyes betray us; we can hide our true feelings only for so long.

Source: The Master And Margarita

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