Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.

Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit
next to me.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit
next to me.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

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

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

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.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.