“No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.”
“no one ever gossips about the virtues of others”
“Residents tended to consider it a God-given right to gossip and nose into people’s business, and no one was exempt.-Lucky Harbor”
“People who know other people’s secrets can’t afford to do things that impair their ability to control their mouths.”
“When spreading vicious and damaging gossip about the private affairs of others, one must always use proper grammar and posture.”
“One must get used to speaking of one’s virtues bravely, to people’s faces. Who is to know, if not we ourselves, to what degree we are good?”