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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by read more
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by its progress.
[Lat., Fama, malum quo non aliud velocius ullum,
Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo.]
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
