In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.
I guess secrets are part of the fabric of everybody's lives. I mean everybody's lives, and guilt is part of the fabric of everybody's lives.
Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
I think secrets are something that you keep or are afraid to share because you think they're going to harm you in some way. So if you don't have any secrets, then there's no way anyone can harm you.
I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.
Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.
Secrecy sets barriers between men, but at the same time offers the seductive temptation to break through the barriers by gossip or confession.
Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.
A secret is not something unrevealed, but something told privately, in a whisper.
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.