Gossip has neither legs or wings. It is composed entirely of tales, and most of them stings.
Blessed are the hard of hearing, for they shall miss much small talk.
A gossiper burns the scandal at both ends.
Nothing is dirt cheap anymore except gossip.
Some folks think the statement “It is more blessed to give than receive” has a reference to gossip.
Gossip is a case of tales and heads, both being losers.
There isn’t much to see in a small town, but what you hear makes up for it.
Idle gossip keeps some people very busy.
Rumor is one thing that gets thicker as you spread it.
If people did not carry gossip, it would not go so far.
There is nothing busier than an idle rumor.
Not everyone respects gossip—some improve it.
Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.
Those who gossip should be hung by the tongue; those who listen to gossip should be hung by the ears.
A rumor is about as hard to unspread as butter.
Gossip has been described as halitosis of the mind.
To successfully combat gossip, ignore it.
Busy people have no time to be busybodies.
If what you say is something you wouldn’t write down and sign, don’t say it.
A scandal is a little wind blown up by a couple of windbags.
A secret is something you tell one person at a time.
You can’t have a gossiping tongue unless you have gossiping ears.
As one dog can start all the dogs to barking, so one person can start a whole group to gossiping.
Can you imagine anyone as unhappy as a person with a live secret and a dead telephone?
He who carries a tale makes a monkey of himself.
The guilty person is always the first to judge.
I don’t like to spread gossip, but what else can I do with it?
A gossiper is the devil’s postman.
Men never gossip—they merely investigate rumors.
Busy souls have no time to be busybodies.
Gossip should be spelled gassip, as it is flammable, combustible, and should be stopped.
A gossiper is like an old shoe—its tongue never stays in place.
Gossip is an art of saying nothing and leaving nothing unsaid.
A gossip is just a fool with a keen sense of rumor.
When a little bird has told you something, be sure that bird was not cuckoo.
More people are run down by gossip than by automobiles.
You can’t believe everything you hear—but you can repeat it.
People who gossip are usually caught in their own mouth traps.
It is easier to float a rumor than to sink it.
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure in telling and the other half believing.
Some people will believe anything that is whispered to them.
Running people down is bad business, whether you are a motorist or a gossiper.
How can a rumor get around so quickly when it has no legs to stand on?
He who tells the faults of others to you will tell your faults to others at the first opportunity.
Three kinds of gossip: vest button—always popping off; vacuum type—always picking up dirt; liniment—always rubbing it in.
A tongue three inches long can kill a man six feet tall.
Gossip doesn’t hurt anyone—unless it is about us.
A gossiper dumps his garbage on the listener.
The more interesting the gossip, the more likely it is to be untrue.
A gossip is someone who suffers from acute indiscretion.
Most of us figure gossip is like an old joke—there’s always someone around who hasn’t heard it yet.
A gossip is one who puts who and who together and gets whew!
Gossip could be called “ear pollution.”
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
A gossip is a person who will never tell a lie when the truth will do more damage.
When you ask someone to keep a secret, you are asking someone to do something you can’t.
Gossip is like mud on the wall—you can wipe it off, but it leaves a spot.
Gossipers are like blotters—they absorb a lot of dirt, but usually get it backwards.
Gossip: Something that goes in one ear and out the mouth.
The difference between gossip and news is whether you hear it or tell it.
Many people are wise until they open their mouth.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction.
Gossip is hearing something you like about a person you don’t.
Three can keep a secret if two are dead.
There are two kinds of gossipers—those who just pass the information along, and those who improve on it.