An idle tongue is the mother of all conflicts.

People would say bad things about you, because it is the only way their insignificant self can feel better than you.

There was a moment of silence and then Sutherland breathed, “But, darling! Gossip is the food of the gods.

When gossip starts, be deaf.

This is not exemplary of good governance. This is governance by gossip and rumor mill rather than law.

Gossip can be entertaining, occasionally I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.