“Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted” – Lord Chesterfield
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"Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted" – Lord Chesterfield
"Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted" – Lord Chesterfield
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