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

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

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to
house; and not only idle, but tattlers read more

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to
house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies,
speaking things which they ought not.

Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace

Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace

Who gossips with you will gossip of you

Who gossips with you will gossip of you

Foul whisp'rings are abroad.

Foul whisp'rings are abroad.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about it's ancestry and by common hatred of it's neighbours.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about it's ancestry and by common hatred of it's neighbours.

The way others treat you when you're there, is something to be considered.. but the way they respect you when read more

The way others treat you when you're there, is something to be considered.. but the way they respect you when you're not around is much more important.

Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind

Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind

One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing read more

One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.