“Never trust anyone who reveals other people’s secrets just to get your attention: sooner or later, they’ll do the same to you, telling your secrets to someone else.”

—  Prevale

Original: Mai fidarsi di chi rivela i segreti degli altri solo per attirare la vostra attenzione: prima o poi farà lo stesso con voi, raccontando i vostri segreti a qualcun altro.
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