Secrecy

The most successful of matters is the one that is kept confidential.

كُلَّما كَثُرَ خُزّانُ الأسرارِ كَثُرَ ضُيّاعُها . ح: 7197

The more the keepers of secrets increase, the more the divulgers of secrets increase. H: 7197

اُبْذُلْ لِصَدِيقِكَ كُلَّ المَوَدَّةِ ولا تَبذُلْ لَهُ كُلَّ الطُّمَأ نِينَةِ . ح: 2463

Shower all your love on your friend but do not shower all your trust on him. H: 2463

اِنفَرِد بِسِرِّكَ؛ ولا تودِعهُ حازَماً فَيَزَلَّ، ولا جاهِلاً فَيَخونَ . ح: 2306

Keep your secret to yourself, and do not share it with someone intelligent as he will be deviated or to an ignorant person as he will betray you. H:10265, 10166, 2306

مَن ضَعُفَ عَن حِفظِ سِرِّهِ لَم يَقْوَ لِسِرِّ غَيرِهِ . ح: 8941

The one who is unable to keep his own secret will be unable to keep anyone else's. H: 8941

أنجَحُ الاُمورِ ما أحاطَ بهِ الكِتمانُ. ح: 3284

The most successful of matters is the one that is kept confidential. H: 3384

لا تُسِرَّ إلى الجاهِلِ شيئاً لا يُطِيقُ كِتمانَهُ. ح: 10265

Do not confide anything in an ignorant person for he will not be able to guard it. H: 10265