Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Scandal is the press agent of old age

Scandal is the press agent of old age

The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we
are a set always ready to believe a scandal.
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The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we
are a set always ready to believe a scandal.
[Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit:
Sed nos in vitium credula turba sumus.]

And though you duck them ne'er so long,
Not one salt drop e'er wets their tongue;
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And though you duck them ne'er so long,
Not one salt drop e'er wets their tongue;
On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly,
While virtuous actions are but borne to die.

Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.

Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.

Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.

Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.

And there's a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame;
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And there's a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame;
On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly,
While virtuous actions are but borne to die.

Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.

Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.

Dead scandals form good subjects for dissection.

Dead scandals form good subjects for dissection.