Quotes by Acton, Lord

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to l >>

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. >>

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same >>

Quotations about Secrets

When a friend, then, indulges in the joy of unburdening a secret on to >>

Three can keep a secret if two are dead. >>

We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middl >>

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.

Acton, Lord