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    Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to
    keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in
    this regard.
    [Fr., Rien ne pese tant qu'un secret:
    Le porter loin est difficile aux dames;
    Et je sais meme sur ce fait
    Bon nombre d'hommes que sont femmes.]

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For thre may kepe a counsel, if twain be awaie.

For thre may kepe a counsel, if twain be awaie.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.

Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to
yourself.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to
yourself.

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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it
ourselves.

How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it
ourselves.

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When we desire to confine our words, we commonly say they are
spoken under the rose.
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When we desire to confine our words, we commonly say they are
spoken under the rose.
- Sir Thomas Browne,

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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Leave in concealment what has long been concealed.
[Lat., Latere semper patere, quod latuit diu.]

Leave in concealment what has long been concealed.
[Lat., Latere semper patere, quod latuit diu.]

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Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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As witnesses that the things were not done in a corner.
- Gen. Thomas Harrison,

As witnesses that the things were not done in a corner.
- Gen. Thomas Harrison,

by Gen. Thomas Harrison Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
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