Quote#World
Prudent men should lock up their motives, giving only their intimates…
Quote byWilliam Shenstone · 1714–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays on Men and Manners (1764), "On Men and Manners", p. 178..
English (original)
Prudent men should lock up their motives, giving only their intimates a key.
— William Shenstone
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