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Quotes about Gossip
Gossip serves no purpose other than to hear yourself talk.

The biggest liar in the world is They Say. Douglas Malloch

He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Proverbs XVII. 9

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them. Will Rogers

There is just two important things to remember about gossip for it to be caring and not harmful to the gossiper or gossipee. First, we need to be willing to repeat whatever we are saying directly to the person and do it. And, second, there has to be absolutely no judmentalism in it. If we are not clear on these two points, then we'd better keep our mouths shut. Anne Wilson Schaef, Meditations for People Who (May) Worry Too Much

Gossip needs no carriage. Russian Proverb

Let the greater part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest. Quarles

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

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. Richard Steele

If you are prone to gossip, you may want to reexamine your own needs and wants. Byron Pulsifer, Give Yourself A Test

There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it. Kin Hubbard

Fools whisperings are abroad. Shakespeare

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. Kahlil Gibran

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

Tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. I Timothy V.13

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. Paul Scott

"What is told in the ear of a man is often heard 100 miles away."
Chinese Proverb


"Whoever gossips
to you
will gossip
about you."
Spanish Proverb




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" Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility."
Josiah Gilbert Holland



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