Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Secrecy
Dissimulation and secrecy are like the alloy mingled with pure ore: a little is necessary, and will not debase the coin below its proper standard.
—Earl of Chesterfield
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Dissimulation and secrecy are like the alloy mingled with pure ore: a little is necessary, and will not debase the coin below its proper standard.
—Earl of Chesterfield