“Secret is the mother of all lies.”
“Our souls are like those orphans whose unwedded mothers die in bearing them: the secret of our paternity lies in their grave, and we must there to learn it.”
“The secret to getting away with lying, is believing with all your heart. That goes for lying to yourself even more so than lying to another”
“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.”
“The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”
“Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all. ”