Secrecy is as indispensable to human beings as fire, and as greatly feared. -Sissela Bok

 

Secrecy is as indispensable to human beings as fire, and as greatly feared.


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This quote is just one of 4 total Sissela Bok quotes in our collection. Sissela Bok is known for saying 'Secrecy is as indispensable to human beings as fire, and as greatly feared.' as well as some of the following quotes.

To mature is in part to realize that while complete intimacy and omniscience and power cannot be had, self-transcendence, growth, and closeness to others are nevertheless within one's reach.

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Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.

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We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

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