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We trust our secrets to our friends, but they escape from us in
love.
[Fr., L'on confie son read more
We trust our secrets to our friends, but they escape from us in
love.
[Fr., L'on confie son secret dans l'amitie, mais il echappe dans
l'amour.]
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.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
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.
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.]
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and read more
The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my read more
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.