To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell

Quote byJames Howell · 1594–1666

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lexicon Tetraglotton (1660).

English (original)

To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell.

— James Howell

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