There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell all. Great skill is necessary to know how far to go, and where to stop.


January 15, 1753. - Letters to His Son


There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell...

There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell...

There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell...

There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell...