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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.
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.
I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.
I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.
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.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. read more
Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie.
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.
Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.
