There are no secrets except the secrets that keep themselves.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some secrets remain hidden because they are never spoken or known.
- In plain terms
- The only real secrets are those that are never discovered.
- What can you take from it?
- Unrevealed secrets define what is truly unknown.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you know that no one else does?
- Why do some things remain secret?
Another view
Silence can sometimes hide danger or deception.
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