Don't hide your light under a bushel
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“Don’t hide your light under a bushel!” cried Aunt Alice.
From Literature
“Mrs. Dowdel, these are desperate times. Don’t hide your light under a bushel. It is up to you to hold high the banner for our town.”
From Literature
In their way, they are simply abiding by a piece of black folk wisdom: “Don’t hide your light under a bushel basket.”
From New York Times
So, if a man is a sponsor of a woman and he’s telling her, “Don’t hide your light under a bushel. I never did, and it’s served me well,” that actually may be poor advice because it’s important that she not hide her light under a bushel, but she may need to use gender judo as she does that.
From Salon
Jay Apt: Lester had a nose for what was important and he encouraged his colleagues to write clearly, saying “Don’t hide your light under a bushel basket.”
From New York Times
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