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Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness read more
Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness to mention them?
Men conceal the past scenes of their lives.
[Lat., Vitae poscaenia celant.]
Men conceal the past scenes of their lives.
[Lat., Vitae poscaenia celant.]
Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.
Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.
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.
The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it
The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it
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.]
He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no
longer in his power.
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He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no
longer in his power.
[Ger., Wer den kleinsten Theil eines Geheimnisses hingibt, hat
den andern nicht mehr in der Gewalt.]
Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.
Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
