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.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld