Irish Proverb Quotes

It is a secret in the Oxford sense: you may tell it to only one person at a time.

Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul.

What you would hide from an enemy don't tell a friend.

Once exposed, a secret loses all its power.

The best way to keep a secret is to never have it.

Repeat nothing - absolutely nothing - that is told you in confidence. There is no such thing as telling just one person.

A secret is too little for one, enough for two, and too much for three.

One person can keep a secret, but not two.

We all have secrets. We've all kept secrets. We've had secrets kept from us, and we know how that feels.

I agree that there are things that should be kept secret.

The gossip mill on tour is always turning. I have to be a little careful about what I tell guys who I don't consider close friends, because even though they might not spread it to other players, they'll usually tell their wives. And once the wives get it, it's gone.

Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Now that you have the Xerox machine, you can't keep many secrets.

Secrecy is essential to committee deliberations because members would be wary of exploring ideas or exchanging views if there were a substantial possibility of an embarrassing leak.

They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends

I'm not convinced that every secret has to be published. I think there are secrets worth keeping, and I think there are secrets not worth keeping.

No one wants to tell you their secrets, because you never know when you might get a heat with them.

We try and be as open as we can, and to protect the secrets that we must protect.

Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy. Too often we consult ourselves as to what we should say, what we should leave unsaid. There are few permanent secrets, and the scruple against revealing them will not last forever.

Don't call yourself a secret unless you mean to keep it.

If you have a secret, keep it to yourself.

When you tell a secret - always know it will be told.

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

A secret is seldom safe in more than one breast.

It's safe to tell a secret to one, Risky to tell it to two. To tell it to three is thoughtless folly, Everyone else will know.