It is wise to disclose what cannot be concealed.

Oft sogar es ist weise, zu entdecken, Was nicht verschwiegen bleiben kann.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic

Candor Honesty Secrets

Speaker

Count of Lerma

Author

Friedrich Schiller

Source

Don Carlos

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

German

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Don Karlos [Don Carlos]. 1787, Hamburg, Germany, act 4, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Don Carlos." Don Carlos and Mary Stewart, translated by Hilary Collier Sy-Quia. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 4.

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Knowledge can be communicated but not wisdom.

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