Hearts that are delicate and kind, and tongues that are neither -- these makes the finest company in the world.

Hearts that are delicate and kind, and tongues that are neither -- these makes the finest company in the world.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in such a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in such a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y read more

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.

See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes.

See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes.

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.

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.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it

A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it

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.