Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that read more

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.

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.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

What some invent, the rest enlarge.

I heard the little bird say so.

I heard the little bird say so.

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.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their read more

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

Whoever keeps an open ear
For tattlers will be sure to hear
The trumpet of contention.

Whoever keeps an open ear
For tattlers will be sure to hear
The trumpet of contention.