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My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as read more
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.
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.
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbours.
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbours.
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing read more
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
