Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.

Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their read more

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

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.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. read more

Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie.

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.

And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.

Foul whisp'rings are abroad.

Foul whisp'rings are abroad.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.