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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.
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.
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.
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.
(Salerio:) . . . if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her
word.
(Solanio:) I would read more
(Salerio:) . . . if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her
word.
(Solanio:) I would she were as lying a gossip in that as ever
knapped ginger or made her neighbors believe she wept for the
death of a third husband.
Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.
Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.
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.
