Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation

Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind

gossip stopped being mere gossip and became an industry.

Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention.

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?