If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.
—William Hazlitt, 1823Quotes
There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.
—Francis Bacon, 1625Secrets define us, they mark us, they set us apart from all the others. The secrets which we preserve provide a key to who we are, deep down.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1998There is a sickness among tyrants: they cannot trust their friends.
—Aeschylus, c. 458 BCFor sooner will men hold fire in their mouths than keep a secret.
—Petronius, c. 60Guard more faithfully the secret which is confided to you than the money which is entrusted to your care.
—Isocrates, c. 370 BCA regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development.
—P.D. James, 1992Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1735There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
—Arthur Conan Doyle, 1891Secrecy lies at the very core of power.
—Elias Canetti, 1960It was funny how I could feel all alone and under surveillance at the same time.
—Cory Doctorow, 2013Nothing is hidden from the eyes of the observing world.
—Aleksandr Pushkin, 1837The life of spies is to know, not be known.
—George Herbert, c. 1621