Herman Melville Quotes

They are fools who kiss and tell'-- Wisely has the poet sung. Man may hold all sorts of posts If he'll only hold his tongue.

If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.

The way I look at it is, if you don't want somebody to know something, don't say it. If you don't want them to see you do something, don't do it.

It's a good feeling to not tell people what's going on.

Keep your secrets Keep your silence It is a better gift than truth

If you have a secret, keep it to yourself.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.

Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent.

There are some secrets we keep because we can't bear to let them out and some because it's better to keep them in.

I have tales to tell, but I don't tell them. Discretion. Discretion.

Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.

It's not my habit to kiss and tell. I've never done it.

In those days secrets were well kept.

I'm a very secretive person.

I lived a very don't-ask, don't-tell life.

I want not, that everybody hears about. Then I can't longer be myself.

I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut.

I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to the grave... and beyond!

Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.

Without saying word to anybody, cover thy face.

I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.

For some of us, the less said about the way we do things the better.

If you got something you don't want other people to know, keep it in your pocket.

If my friends don’t know what my plans are, then my enemies will not.