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.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

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.

There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.

Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.

Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.

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

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

I heard the little bird say so.

I heard the little bird say so.