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 | I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world. — Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker 13 likes |
 | The shadows: some hide, others reveal. — Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet 7 likes |
 | What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter. — Baruch Spinoza, 1632-1677, Dutch philosopher 6 likes |
 | Revelation, n. A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing. — Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer 5 likes |
 | One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 5 likes |
 | We may think that we fully control ourselves. However, a friend can easily reveal something about us that we have absolutely no idea about. — Karl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist 3 likes |
 | To raise the veil. To see what you're saying goodbye to. — Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020 3 likes |
 | He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 3 likes |
 | Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
 | Nothing is more dreadful than a husband who keeps telling you everything he thinks, and always wants to know what you think. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 2 likes |
 | If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. — Khalil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese-American poet & philosopher 2 likes |
 | My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know. |
 | A woman shows her ass faster than her heart. |
 | Always act as if you were seen. |
 | Let’s go out, under the stars, so God can see us! — Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer (Alexis Zorbas speaking) |
 | Perhaps death has no more secrets to reveal to us than life? |
| The woman is a lyre who only reveals her secrets to those who know how to play. |
 | A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does. |
 | Don’t do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post. |
 | A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him. |
 | Publishing a book is talking at the table in front of the servants. |
 | The filth under the white snow, the sun discovers. |
 | Death does not reveal the secrets of life. — François-René de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848, French poet & politician |
Quotes in Verse
 | Doing as others told me, I was blind. Coming when others called me, I was lost. Then I left everyone, myself as well. Then I found everyone, myself as well. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 8 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light. Σοφώτατον χρόνος· ανευρίσκει γαρ πάντα. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 10 likes |
 | Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all. Πάντα εκκαλύπτων ο χρόνος εις το φως άγει. — Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet 9 likes |
 | Time leads truth toward the light. Άγει δε προς φως την αλήθειαν χρόνος. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 9 likes |
 | What is in the heart of the sober is in the mouth of the drunk. Το εν τη καρδία του νήφοντος επί της γλώττης εστί του μεθύοντος. 4 likes |
Proverbs
 | The husband is always the last to know. 6 likes |
 | Walls have ears. 3 likes |
