John Petit-Senn Quotes

Gossip is hardly uplifting.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

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.

Never find fault with the absent.

Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.

People are going to talk bad about you no matter who you are.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.

Never speak ill of yourself, your friends will always say enough on that subject.

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

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

People talk worse about people than they talk good about people, because a lot of people like drama.

Gossip is conversation about people.

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.

Someone's always saying something about me.

Some people will always gossip.

I don't usually talk crap about guys.

Normally, I never listen to the people who speak about me.

Everyone is ready to speak ill of a stranger.

It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.

The ball of rumor and criticism, once it starts rolling, is difficult to stop.