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Gossip Quotes - Page 6

Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.

Will Rogers, James Smallwood, Steven K. Gragert (1980). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Harding”

Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention.

William Cowper (1822). “The poems of William Cowper”, p.212

If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.

Penelope Fitzgerald (1998). “The Gate of Angels”, p.24, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.75, Courier Corporation

Hating anything in the way of ill-natured gossip ourselves, we are always grateful to those who do it for us and do it well.

Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.356, Delphi Classics

Never trust the teller, trust the tale.

"Coming to You Live: The Oscar Hopefuls!" by Gregg Kilday, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 6, 2012.

All literature is gossip.

Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.337, Univ. Press of Mississippi