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.

The way others treat you when you're there, is something to be considered.. but the way they respect you when read more

The way others treat you when you're there, is something to be considered.. but the way they respect you when you're not around is much more important.

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation

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 a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes
of those who diffuse it; it proves read more

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes
of those who diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of
the smoker.

I heard the little bird say so.

I heard the little bird say so.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

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.

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.