No one entrusts a secret to a drunken man; but one will ent… - Zeno of Citium

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No one entrusts a secret to a drunken man; but one will entrust a secret to a good man; therefore, the good man will not get drunk.

Zeno of Citium

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Zeno of Citium (334 BC – 262 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Cyprus, and was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy which he taught in Athens, from about 300 BC.

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Native Name: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς

Alternative Names: Zenon of Citium • Zeno • Zeno the Stoic • Zeno of Kition

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No one entrusts a secret to a drunken man; but one will entrust a secret to a good man; therefore, the good man will not get drunk. - Zeno of Citium

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