"If you have a secret and tell..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
If you have a secret and tell someone everyone will know. You can only keep a secret if you don't tell anyone.
More by Benjamin Franklin
“The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.”
“In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble.”
“Do well by doing good.”
More on Secrecy
“The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need not be further urged-All that remains for me to add, is, that you keep the whole matter as secret as possible. For upon Secrecy, Success depends in most Enterprizes of the kind, and for want of it, they are generally defeated, however well planned & promising a favourable issue.”
“They love least that let men know their loves.”
“I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine”
More on Trust
“The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.”
“Every time you change your orders without obvious reason, you weaken your authority.”
“Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations in our lives.”