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Topic·Secrets✕clear

Comedy (play)3 quotes

Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680 For secrets are edg'd Tools, And must be kept from Children and from Fools. — John Dryden · 1667 I know that's a secret, for it's whispered everywhere. — William Congreve · 1695

Tragedy (play)3 quotes

It is wise to disclose what cannot be concealed. — Friedrich Schiller · 1787 Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680 How hard it is for women to keep counsel! — William Shakespeare · 1599

Children's literature2 quotes

Secrets had an immense attraction to him, because he never could keep one, and he enjoyed the sort of unhallowed thrill he experienced when he went and told another animal, after having faithfully promised not to. — Kenneth Grahame · 1908 And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. — Roald Dahl · 1990

Comedy1 quote

Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680

Drama1 quote

Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. — Tyler Durden · 1999

Drama (film)1 quote

Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. — Tyler Durden · 1999

Dystopian fiction1 quote

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself. — George Orwell · 1949

Epic poem1 quote

Therefore don't you be gentle to your wife either. Don't tell her everything you know, but tell her one thing and keep another thing hidden. — Homer · 700 BC

History (play)1 quote

How hard it is for women to keep counsel! — William Shakespeare · 1599

Narrative poem1 quote

Though men can cover crimes with bold stern looks, Poor women's faces are their own faults' books. — William Shakespeare · 1594

Tragedy1 quote

Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680