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Definition of Telling

Telling

  1. of Tell
  2. Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.

Telling Quotations

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
Mark Twain

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!
Dalai Lama

Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me - I quit.'
Bill Maher

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
C. S. Lewis
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Telling Translations

telling in French is racontant

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