For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak
freely: for I am persuaded that none read more

For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak
freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden
from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe
The bosom of a friend will hold a secret
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I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe
The bosom of a friend will hold a secret
Mine own could not contain.

Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.

Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.

Est rosa flos Veneris cujus quo furta laterent.
[Roughly meaning, The discourses of the table among true loving
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Est rosa flos Veneris cujus quo furta laterent.
[Roughly meaning, The discourses of the table among true loving
friends are held in strict silence.]

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things
which are revealed belong unto us and read more

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things
which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever,
that we may do all the words of this law.

Thee is a skeleton on every house.

Thee is a skeleton on every house.