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    And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to
    house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies,
    speaking things which they ought not.

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What some invent, the rest enlarge.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at read more

Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at first and in fear, she soon rises to heaven, Walks upon land and hides her head in the clouds.

by Virgil Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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The rumor forthwith flies abroad, dispersed throughout the small
town.
[Lat., Fama volat parvam subito vulgata per urbem.]

The rumor forthwith flies abroad, dispersed throughout the small
town.
[Lat., Fama volat parvam subito vulgata per urbem.]

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(Salerio:) . . . if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her
word.
(Solanio:) I would read more

(Salerio:) . . . if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her
word.
(Solanio:) I would she were as lying a gossip in that as ever
knapped ginger or made her neighbors believe she wept for the
death of a third husband.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

by Izaak Walton Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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I heard the little bird say so.

I heard the little bird say so.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good read more

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

by Antoine Rivarol Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Gossip Quotes,
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