There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw observes that secrets everyone suspects are kept best because no one asks.
- In plain terms
- The best kept secrets are ones everyone already guesses.
- What can you take from it?
- Common suspicions often hide the truth effectively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What secrets do we all guess?
- Is knowledge the same as truth?
Another view
Sometimes guesses are wrong, making the 'secret' false.
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