Be a hypocrite, if you like,
but don’t talk like one!
(Diderot: Rameau’s Nephew.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
Mark Twain, «When in doubt…»
When in doubt, tell the truth.
(Mark Twain: Following the Equator.)
Emerson, «Better care…»
You can take better care
of your secret
than another can.
(Emerson: Journals.)
Marquess of Halifax, «Explaining…»
Explaining is generally half confessing.
(Marquess of Halifax: Moral thoughts and reflections.)
Pope, «Some are open…»
Some are open, and to all men known;
Others so very close, they’re hid from none.
(Pope: Epistle to Lord Cobham.)
Publilius Syrus, «There is more of fear…»
There is more of fear
than delight in a secret pleasure.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Joseph Conrad, «A man’s most open actions…»
A man’s most open actions
have a secret side to them.
(Joseph Conrad: Under Western Eyes.)
Emerson, «Good manners…»
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
(Emerson: Letters and Social Aims.)
Mr Justice Darling, «A timid question…»
A timid question will always
receive a confident answer.
(Mr Justice Darling: Scintillae Juris.)
Voltaire, «The secret of being a bore…»
The secret of being a bore
is to tell everything.
(Voltaire: Sept discours en vers sur I’homme.)