Speakerâs Treasury of Wit and Wisdom
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In our appetite for gossip, we tend to gobble down everything before us, only to find, too late, that it is our ideals we have consumed, and we have not been enlarged by the feasts but only diminished.
â P ICO I YER
in
Time
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Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.
â E THEL W ATTS
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A gossip is a person who creates the smoke in which other people assume thereâs fire.
â D AN B ENNETT
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Gossip is that which no one claims to likeâbut everybody enjoys.
â J OSEPH C ONRAD
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Bad news goes about in clogs, good news in stockinged feet.
â W ELSH PROVERB
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The gossip of the future may not be a backbiting, nosy, tongue-wagging two-face but a super-megabyte, random-access, digital interface.
â R ONALD B . Z EH
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Some people will believe anything if it is whispered to them.
â P IERRE DE M ARIVAUX
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Men gossip less than women, but mean it.
â M IGNON M C L AUGHLIN
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Scandal is the coin of contemporary celebrity. It keeps the public interested.
â R ICHARD C ORLISS
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He who is caught in a lie is not believed when he tells the truth.
â S PANISH PROVERB
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Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways.
â M ICHAEL K ORDA
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Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.
â S HANA A LEXANDER
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A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
â J OHN T UDOR
in
Omni
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Just because a rumor is idle doesnât mean it isnât working.
â M AURICE S EITTER
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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.
â W ILL D URANT
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W HEN FLATTERERS MEET . . .
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When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner.
â E NGLISH PROVERB
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Of all music, that which most pleases the ear is applause. But it has no score. It ends and is carried off by the wind. Nothing remains.
â E NRIQUE S OLARI
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Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.
â F RANÃOIS DE L A R OCHEFOUCAULD
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Beware the flatterer: he feeds you with an empty spoon.
â C OSINO D E G REGRIO
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A detour is a straight road which turns on the charm.
â A LBERT B RIE
Le Devoir
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Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
â G EORGE C HAPMAN
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The punishment for vanity is flattery.
â W ILHELM R AABE
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We protest against unjust criticism, but we accept unearned applause.
â J OSÃ N AROSKY
Si Todos Los Sueños
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I have yet to be bored by someone paying me a compliment.
â O TTO VAN I SCH
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Flattery is all rightâif you donât inhale.
â A DLAI E . S TEVENSON
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Praise, if you donât swallow it, canât hurt you.
â M ORT W ALKER
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Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you donât aim it at yourself.
â O . A . B ATTISTA
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Fish for no compliments; they are generally caught in shallow water.
â D . S MITH
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Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.
â P HYLLIS M C G INLEY
in
The Saturday Evening Post
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Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
â C ULLEN H IGHTOWER
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He who praises everybody praises nobody.
â S AMUEL J OHNSON
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F ORBIDDEN FRUIT . . .
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
âA BIGAIL V AN B UREN
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A compulsion is a highbrow term for a temptation weâre not trying too hard to resist.
â H UGH A LLEN
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Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
â R OBERT O RBEN
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Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.
â L ANE O LINGHOUSE
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Temptation usually comes in through a door that has
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In our appetite for gossip, we tend to gobble down everything before us, only to find, too late, that it is our ideals we have consumed, and we have not been enlarged by the feasts but only diminished.
â P ICO I YER
in
Time
Â
Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.
â E THEL W ATTS
Â
A gossip is a person who creates the smoke in which other people assume thereâs fire.
â D AN B ENNETT
Â
Gossip is that which no one claims to likeâbut everybody enjoys.
â J OSEPH C ONRAD
Â
Bad news goes about in clogs, good news in stockinged feet.
â W ELSH PROVERB
Â
The gossip of the future may not be a backbiting, nosy, tongue-wagging two-face but a super-megabyte, random-access, digital interface.
â R ONALD B . Z EH
Â
Some people will believe anything if it is whispered to them.
â P IERRE DE M ARIVAUX
Â
Men gossip less than women, but mean it.
â M IGNON M C L AUGHLIN
Â
Scandal is the coin of contemporary celebrity. It keeps the public interested.
â R ICHARD C ORLISS
Â
He who is caught in a lie is not believed when he tells the truth.
â S PANISH PROVERB
Â
Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways.
â M ICHAEL K ORDA
Â
Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.
â S HANA A LEXANDER
Â
A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
â J OHN T UDOR
in
Omni
Â
Just because a rumor is idle doesnât mean it isnât working.
â M AURICE S EITTER
Â
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.
â W ILL D URANT
Â
W HEN FLATTERERS MEET . . .
Â
When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner.
â E NGLISH PROVERB
Â
Of all music, that which most pleases the ear is applause. But it has no score. It ends and is carried off by the wind. Nothing remains.
â E NRIQUE S OLARI
Â
Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.
â F RANÃOIS DE L A R OCHEFOUCAULD
Â
Beware the flatterer: he feeds you with an empty spoon.
â C OSINO D E G REGRIO
Â
A detour is a straight road which turns on the charm.
â A LBERT B RIE
Le Devoir
Â
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
â G EORGE C HAPMAN
Â
The punishment for vanity is flattery.
â W ILHELM R AABE
Â
We protest against unjust criticism, but we accept unearned applause.
â J OSÃ N AROSKY
Si Todos Los Sueños
Â
I have yet to be bored by someone paying me a compliment.
â O TTO VAN I SCH
Â
Flattery is all rightâif you donât inhale.
â A DLAI E . S TEVENSON
Â
Praise, if you donât swallow it, canât hurt you.
â M ORT W ALKER
Â
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you donât aim it at yourself.
â O . A . B ATTISTA
Â
Fish for no compliments; they are generally caught in shallow water.
â D . S MITH
Â
Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.
â P HYLLIS M C G INLEY
in
The Saturday Evening Post
Â
Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
â C ULLEN H IGHTOWER
Â
He who praises everybody praises nobody.
â S AMUEL J OHNSON
Â
F ORBIDDEN FRUIT . . .
Â
While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
âA BIGAIL V AN B UREN
Â
A compulsion is a highbrow term for a temptation weâre not trying too hard to resist.
â H UGH A LLEN
Â
Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
â R OBERT O RBEN
Â
Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.
â L ANE O LINGHOUSE
Â
Temptation usually comes in through a door that has
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