Maxioms Pet

X
  •   11  /  14  

    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.]

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  21  /  16  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  26  /  21  

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

  ( comments )
  8  /  13  

A man can hide all things, excepting twain--
That he is drunk, and that he is in love.

A man can hide all things, excepting twain--
That he is drunk, and that he is in love.

  ( comments )
  22  /  31  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  8  

A secret at home is like rocks under tide.

A secret at home is like rocks under tide.

by Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  11  

When we desire to confine our words, we commonly say they are
spoken under the rose.
read more

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  41  

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

by Ed Howe Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  12  

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things
which are revealed belong unto us and read more

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things
which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever,
that we may do all the words of this law.

by Bible Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  8  /  11  

Est rosa flos Veneris cujus quo furta laterent.
[Roughly meaning, The discourses of the table among true loving
read more

Est rosa flos Veneris cujus quo furta laterent.
[Roughly meaning, The discourses of the table among true loving
friends are held in strict silence.]

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Secrecy Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet