Virgil Quotes

Rumor ... often is fathered and mothered by false reports.

A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread.

The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: 'Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.'

Rumours are rumours. The Internet is going to report whatever they have to speculate on.

Rumors are always out there.

Oftentimes, rumors burn white hot only to fizzle as fast as they ignited.

The subject of a rumor is always the last to hear it.

Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.

A week went by and nothing. But eventually, as they always will, the rumors reached me. And everyone knows you can't disprove a rumor.

Rumor is a pipe Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures.

Rumor with her ten thousand tongues is diffusing her uncertain sounds in almost every ear.

Rumour doth double, like the voice and echo, The numbers of the feared.

Lying rumours do not penetrate farther than our ears.

On Rumor's tongue continual slanders ride.

Rumor and gossip, like sound itself, appear to travel by wave-effect, sheer preposterosity being no barrier.

Don't forget this, too: Rumors aren't interested in the unsensational story; rumors don't care what's true.

One has to live in Washington to know what a city of rumors it is.

Rumor is not always wrong

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

Foolishly play with the fires of rumor, only to risk being burned by its treacherous flames.

Gossip is never fatal until it is denied.

The Internet is fast becoming a cesspool where false information thrives.

Gossip is irresponsible communication.

RUMOUR: "Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports.

Rumour is a pipe Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures And of so easy and so plain a stop That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, The still-discordant wavering multitude, Can play upon it.