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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.
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit
next to me.
If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit
next to me.
Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.
Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
