Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their read more

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at read more

Rumor, than which no evil flies more swiftly. She flourishes as she flies, gains strength by mere motion. Small at first and in fear, she soon rises to heaven, Walks upon land and hides her head in the clouds.

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

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.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in such a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in such a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.

Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.

A little public scandal is good once in a while. It takes the tension out of the news.

A little public scandal is good once in a while. It takes the tension out of the news.

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

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

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.