“Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.”

— Jean De La Fontaine

Rien ne pèse tant qu'un secret.
Book VIII (1678-1679), fable 6.
Fables (1668–1679)
Variant: Nothing weighs more than a secret.

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Rien ne pèse tant qu'un secret.

Fables (1668–1679)

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French poet, fabulist and writer. 1621–1695

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