Pañcapaṇḍitajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2235

[2235] For a secret, secrecy alone is good; the revealing of a secret is not praised. While the aim is yet unaccomplished, the wise one should forbear; only with his aim accomplished should he speak at his ease.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.