The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards.
People intrinsically know there are secrets being held from us. Look at WikiLeaks: There are secrets that are really true to the world.
You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared relation between two people.
I think, I would guess most people keep secrets.
Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.
I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.
The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.
Actions are visible, though motives are secret.