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Benjamin Rush
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Benjamin Rush
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Edward Young
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
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Edward Young
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
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H. L. Mencken
The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them.
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H. L. Mencken
The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them.
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Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenal)
And there's a lust in man no charm can tame Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame; On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but borne to die.
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Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenal)
And there's a lust in man no charm can tame Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame; On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but borne to die.
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Logan P. Smith
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
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Logan P. Smith
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
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Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal. [Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit: Sed nos in vitium credula turba sumus.]
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Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal. [Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit: Sed nos in vitium credula turba sumus.]
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Paul Chatfield
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.
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Paul Chatfield
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.
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Saki
Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.
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Saki
Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.
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