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He's gone, and who knows how may he report
Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
He's gone, and who knows how may he report
Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
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.
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by read more
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by its progress.
[Lat., Fama, malum quo non aliud velocius ullum,
Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo.]
Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at read more
Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at first and in fear, she soon rises to heaven, Walks upon land and hides her head in the clouds.
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.
An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation
An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation
That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.
That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.
