![]() ![]() “ How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy. “ Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.“ ~ Lawrence G. “ It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Flattery is saying to their face what you would not say behind their back.” ~ Unknown “ Gossip is saying behind their back what you would not say to their face. “ What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.” ~ Jewish Proverb “ Whoever gossips to you, will gossip about you.” ~ Spanish Proverb “ If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” ~ Aesop (c.620-560 BC) “People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.” ~ Unknown ![]() “No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.” ~ Bertrand Russell It’s the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres “ Some say our national pastime is baseball. “ It’s not technically gossip if you start your sentence with “I’m really concerned about _ ,” (fill in the name of the person you’re not gossiping about).” ~ Brian P. “ Isn’t it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?” ~ Sean Covey 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 “ Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks.” ~ Shannon L. “ Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” ~ Marie Curie He has made them all, every one, his enemies, thereupon he is so overwhelmed with guilt that he will deny it until his grave.” ~ Criss Jami “ What man ever openly apologizes for slander? It is not so much a feeling of slander as it is that of a massive lie, a misdeed not only to the slandered but also to those manipulated in the process. “ They have the unique ability to listen to one story and understand another.” ~ Pandora Poikilos You have the power today to reset your boundaries, restore your image, start fresh with renewed values and rebuild what has happened to you in the past.” ~ Shannon L. “ Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. “ Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.“ ~ Korean Proverb ![]() They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves.” ~ Blake Lively People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won’t be talked about. “ Words spoken can never be recalled.” ~ Wentworth Dillon “ Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven’t said to that someone.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant “ Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.” ~ Proverb “ Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.” ~ Unknown “Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” ~ Joyce Meyer Rumors, secrets, lies, comments and whispers behind your back… Do they sting you as much as they do me? I recently had a hurtful event happen in my life that reminded me what I already knew: gossip is a nasty disease, a poison that kills relationships. When I thought about putting together a list of quotes that will make you rethink gossip, I was thinking more about the fact that we sometimes get unwillingly involved in gossip because we don’t want to hurt feelings, say no, and decline the unsolicited information. As a reader of The Positive Mom blog, I highly doubt that you are a gossiper. ![]()
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