Monday, April 26, 2010

Quotes: Secrecy


 Secrecy              165          "Secrecy will hardly be perfectly preserved unless by one who makes it a rule to avoid the whole of a subject of which he has to retain a part." Sir Henry Taylor. “On Secrecy.” 1836. Gross, ed. Essays.

Secrecy              165          "Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets; for there are few wants more urgent for the moment than the want of something to say." Sir Henry Taylor. “On Secrecy.” 1836. Gross, ed. Essays.

Secrets               216          "If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, do not disclose it to your friend." Solomon Ibn Gabirol. 1050. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

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