Quote by George Orwell

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself. You must know all the while that it is there, but until it is needed you must never let it emerge into your consciousness in any shape that can be given a name.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from you

Summary

This quote by George Orwell highlights the concept of keeping a secret truly hidden. It suggests that in order to safeguard a secret, one must go beyond concealing it from others and also hide it from one's own mind. While the secret remains present, the conscious awareness of it should not be allowed to materialize or be verbalized, as this may make it more likely to be revealed. By remaining only as an underlying knowledge until its actual necessity arises, the secret can be successfully preserved.

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Secrets Secret Keeping

By George Orwell

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