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Eavesdropping Quotes

Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.

John Ray (1737). “A compleat Collection of English Proverbs, also the most Celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish and other Languages”, p.59

Nothing good was ever learned from eavesdropping, so mind your business and let others mind theirs.

Maryrose Wood (2014). “Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place 3-Book Collection: Book I, Book II”, p.45, Harper Collins

Eavesdropping is such a regular-person activity.

Franny Billingsley (2013). “Chime”, p.75, A&C Black

I shouldn't have eavesdropped, but sometimes, that's the only way to find out the truth.

Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.472, Simon and Schuster

Literature is eavesdropping.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1969). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1838-1842”, p.121, Harvard University Press