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.

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.

That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

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.

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.

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.

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal read more

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.

It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own.

It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own.