A secret at home is like rocks under tide.

A secret at home is like rocks under tide.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
any thing hid, that shall not be known read more

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

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,

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

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

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,

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.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to
keep one long; and I know a read more

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.]

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.