One solution is to avoid making any single aspect of your identity an overwhelming portion of who you are. In the words of investor Paul Graham, “keep your identity small.” The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life challenges you. If you tie everything up in being the point guard or the partner at the firm or whatever else, then the loss of that facet of your life will wreck you. If you’re a vegan and then develop a health condition that forces you to change your diet, you’ll have an identity crisis on your hands. When you cling too tightly to one identity, you become brittle. Lose that one thing and you lose yourself.

Have as little suspicion as possible and conceal that.

The more something threatens your identity the more you will avoid it .

Keep as few secrets as possible. The remaining ones will be easier to protect.

Let your accusations be few in number, even if they be just.

Don't call yourself a secret
unless you mean to keep it.

I should not talk so much about myself if there were any body else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.

You will hardly know who I am or what I mean

I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.

The sculptural qualities of the image dim down the purely personal identity. (p. 369)

Few people intentionally define and shape their identity, based on who they plan to be, and then become that person.

Talk little, do much, and be more than you appear to be.

I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with this case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution.

You may give Citizen Equality a hint that I find it prudent to say as little as possible upon political subjects, in order to keep myself out of Newgate.