Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly."
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Kept Secrets
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Jim Rohn
Author, Motivational Speaker
"Time is the best kept secret of the rich."
George Orwell
Writer, Journalist
"If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one."
Adam Smith
Philosopher, Economist
"All registers which, it is acknowledged, ought to be kept secret, ought certainly never to exist."
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