Quotes about gossip

The general practice is for the secret to be confided only to an equally trustworthy friend, the same conditions being imposed on him. And so from trustworthy friend to trustworthy friend the secret goes moving on round that immense chain, until finally it reaches the ears of just the very person or persons whom the first talker had expressly intended it never should reach.

Hence would he sow dark rumours in the crowd.

Rumor, swiftest of all the evils in the world.

Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.

News of good behavior never gets past the door, but a scandal is heard of a thousand li away.

The mind, conscious of rectitude, laughed to scorn the falsehood of report.

As for talkers and futile persons, they are commonly vain and credulous withal. For he that talketh what he knoweth, will also talk what he knoweth not.

History a distillation of Rumour.

At every word a reputation dies.

Heads turned. This was gossip of the very first water—pure pharmaceutical-grade gossip.

Namir would know all the uses of scandal and innuendo and half-truths. Strange weapons, so easy to take up, the stain indelible on user and victim.

If you’d keep your nose out of things that don’t concern you, you wouldn’t hear so much that offends you.