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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by read more
Report, that which no evil thing of any kind is more swift,
increases with travel and gains strength by its progress.
[Lat., Fama, malum quo non aliud velocius ullum,
Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo.]
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
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.
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
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.
Gossip is what no one claims to like -- but everyone enjoys.
Gossip is what no one claims to like -- but everyone enjoys.
