Reading these quotes will inspire you to avoid the unnecessary drama that may result from gossip groups.
- Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. – Paulo Coelho
- To a philosopher, all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea. – Henry David Thoreau
- I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth, but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody. – Benjamin Franklin
- Let's just be honest about it. Gossip, in its essence, is a form of retaliation. You're trying to get back at the person who offended you by talking about them behind their back. – Rick Warren
- Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, fault-finding, and a negative, judgmental attitude. – Joyce Meyer
- Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights. – Shannon L. Alder
- If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. – Napoleon Hill
- Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.
- History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true. – Gore Vidal
- Surround yourself with people that talk about visions and ideas, not other people.
- Forget the slander that you hear before you can repeat it. Forget each slight, each spite, each sheer wherever you may meet it. – Priscilla Leonard
- Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. – Will Rogers
- Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. – Walter Winchell
- Those who are busy discussing your life are probably not happy about theirs.
- If your foot slips, you may recover your balance, but if your tongue slips, you cannot recall your words. – Martin Vanbee
- Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. – Marie Curie
- How would your life be different if…You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day…You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. – Steve Maraboli
- Nothing productive is ever achieved as a result of spreading or listening to gossip. Don't waste your time! You can make more productive use of it. – Catherine Pulsifer
- Let today be the day you speak only the good you know of other people and encourage – others to do the same. – Steve Maraboli
- Gossip serves no purpose other than to hear yourself talk. – Catherine Pulsifer
- Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around. – Frank A. Clark
- Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they’re trying to relay to you. – John Lydon
