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cualquier cubierta facial total o parcial, ya sea ceremonial, protectora, decorativa o utilizada como disfraz
Not who you're looking for? Others named mask: 1985 film by Peter Bogdanovich · South Korean television series from 2015 · 1981 album by Bauhaus · 1938 film
Una máscara es un objeto que normalmente se usa en la cara, típicamente para protección, disfraz, representación o entretenimiento, y a menudo se emplea para rituales y ritos. Las máscaras se han usado desde la antigüedad tanto para fines ceremoniales como prácticos, así como en las artes escénicas y para el entretenimiento. Por lo general se usan en la cara, aunque también pueden colocarse en otra parte del cuerpo de quien la usa para lograr un efecto.
“Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them — the one, in fact, which is not a mask.”
“Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth.”
“It's a terrible thing to be alone — yes it is — it is — but don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath — as terrible as you like — but a mask.”
“I'm not questioning your powers of observation, I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.”
“To perceive pure love that is God, you have to unmask your heart, unmask your soul, unmask the purity of your being.”
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
