Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
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Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love and a cough are both evident and cannot be concealed from others.
This quote by George Herbert suggests that certain emotions and conditions, such as love and a cough, are inherently obvious to those around us. Just as a cough will reveal itself regardless of attempts to suppress it, so too does love manifest in ways that cannot be hidden; it is apparent in our actions, expressions, and interactions with others.
Themes
LoveCoughEmotionExpression
In practice
Example use cases
During a romantic poetry reading, it would be fitting to quote this to express how evident feelings of love are.
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