Shows

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“A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no lustre as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“I never remember holding a full drink.
My first look shows the level half-way down.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“... the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.”
—William James (1842–1910)