Quote by Samuel Johnson

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is gen

Summary

This quote by Alexander Hamilton suggests that one of the main reasons people reveal secrets is due to their desire for recognition and validation. When someone is entrusted with a secret, the acknowledgment that they are perceived as trustworthy can lead to feelings of vanity. Instead of honoring the trust placed upon them, individuals may be motivated to disclose the secret in order to gain recognition or elevate their reputation. This quote highlights the inherent weakness of human nature when it comes to confidentiality and the allure of seeking personal gratification.

Topics

Secrets

By Samuel Johnson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band,

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy.

Thanksgiving

Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solv

Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.

Government

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessit

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Men History

What I learned in jail is that I can't change. I can't live

What I learned in jail is that I can't change. I can't live a different lifestyle-this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made.

Change

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother's love is not.

James Joyce, A Portrait of the A

Mother

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

Good

Risk! Risk Anything! Care no more for the opinion of others,

Risk! Risk Anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those other voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Katherine Mansfield

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Poetry

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone.

Music Inspirational

Whether elected or appointed he considers himself the Lord's

Whether elected or appointed he considers himself the Lord's anointed, and indeed the ointment lingers on him so thick you can't get your fingers on him.

Politics

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Deception/lying

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your li

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Genius Talent