Some are open, and to all men known;
Others so very close, they’re hid from none.
(Pope: Epistle to Lord Cobham.)
Κατηγορία: English
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.)
Voltaire, «One always…»
One always speaks badly
when one has nothing to say.
(Voltaire: Commentaries on Comeille.)
Broadhurst, «Praise undeserved…»
Praise undeserved
is satire in disguise.
(Broadhurst.)
Voltaire, «Satire..»
One needs a dash of satire
to enliven a eulogy.
(Voltaire.)
Bertrand Russell, «No one…»
No one gossips about
other people’s secret virtues.
(Bertrand Russell: On Education.)