Gossiping is not all bad. It depends on the context. Gossip becomes harmful when you repeatedly talk and spread false rumors about others, especially behind their backs. May these quotes about gossipers give you insights to help you realize that slandering others is not a good thing and will result in fights or even death.
1. “Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.” – Socrates
2. “Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.” – Oscar Wilde
3. “People like to think the worst. They like to have hushed gossip sessions and point their fingers at someone's problems that are more obvious than their own.” – Marcia Lynn McClure
4. “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
5. “Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” – Joyce Meyer
6. “Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with noble hearts.” – Anna Godbersen
7. “It's only gossip if you repeat it. Until then, it's gathering information.” – Mercedes Lackey
8. “Sometimes I think the human animal doesn't really need food or water to survive, only gossip.” – Steve Toltz
9. “People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won’t be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves.” – Blake Lively
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10. “Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.” – Joseph Conrad
11. “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.” – Marcus Aurelius
12. “Free your life from the fangs of gossips by not associating yourself with them. Anyone who helps you to gossip about someone can also help someone to gossip about you.” – Israelmore Ayivor
13. “Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.” – Jane Austen
14. “When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women.” – Marilyn Monroe
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15. “Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.” – Korean Proverb
16. “It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.” – Honoré de Balzac
17. “A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
18. “Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
19. “People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.” – Anonymous
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20. “Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.” – P. J. O'Rourke
21. “Someone who smiles too much with you can sometime frown too much with you at your back.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
22. “All the whispering, glaring, pointing and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they're gossiping about.” – Tiffany King
23. “The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” – Edward R. Murrow
24. “What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.” – Jewish Proverb
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25. “Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth.” – Justin Timberlake
26. “Never speak disrespectfully of society. Only people who can’t get into it do that.” – Oscar Wilde
27. “We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others.” – Kamand Kojouri
28. “And though there’s a grain of truth in every rumor, I’ve found that the worst gossip usually starts with something harmless.” – Kathleen O'Dell
29. “Gossip is saying behind their back what you would not say to their face. Flattery is saying to their face what you would not say behind their back.” – Anonymous
30. “Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.” – Erica Jong
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31. “Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong.” – L.M. Montgomery
32. “One who gossips usually carries boredom in one hand and bitterness in the other.” – Suzy Kassem
33. “Everything about everybody was very soon known by everybody else.” – Jude Morgan
34. “It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
35. “No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.” – Kevin Spacey
36. “Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.” – Will Rogers
37. “The worst thing about talk is that there's no way to lay it to rest. Every fresh breeze brings a new speculation.” – Susan Wittig Albert
38. “Your tongue tends to say more about you when it blabs about other people.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
39. “Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.” – Jewish Proverb
40. “The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.” – Will Rogers
41. “Gossip was usually a mindless distraction from a far too serious world.” – Dianne Sylvan
42. “I've never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt.” – Blake Lively
43. “Gossip serves no purpose other than to hear yourself talk.” – Catherine Pulsifer
44. “None of it was true but rumors are like germs. They spread and multiply almost in a breath and before you know it, everyone is contaminated.” – C.J. Tudor
45. “Gossip is the Devil's radio.” – George Harrison
46. “Stay at home in your mind. Don't recite other people's opinions.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
47. “Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you.” – John Lydon
48. “Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.” – Josiah Gilbert Holland
49. “All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.” – Barbara Kruger
50. “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” – Khalil Gibran
51. “If we all said to people’s faces what we say behind one another’s backs, society would be impossible.” – Honoré de Balza
52. “Rumor, gossip, slander—single drops of poison can pollute an entire system.” – Bettany Hughes
53. “People love gossip. It’s the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.” – Ellen DeGeneres
54. “If we knew what will be said about us when we are gone, we would have been gone a long time ago.” – Don Aminado
55. “Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.” – Richard Steele
56. “Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.” – Walter Winchell
57. “Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.” – Will Rogers
58. “Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules.” – Douglas Adams
59. “Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
60. “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” – Marie Curie
61. “Gossip is black magic at its very worst because it is pure poison.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
62. “Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.” – Walter Winchell
63. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
64. “Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.” – F. Liz Smith
65. “Gossip needn't be false to be evil—there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.” – Frank A. Clark
66. “The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.” – George Bernard Shaw
67. “Gossip is like a bad penny, it keeps circulating.” – Proverb
68. “Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.” – Horace
69. “The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.” – Benjamin Franklin
70. “Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you.” – Jay-Z
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2. “Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.” – Oscar Wilde
3. “People like to think the worst. They like to have hushed gossip sessions and point their fingers at someone's problems that are more obvious than their own.” – Marcia Lynn McClure
4. “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
5. “Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” – Joyce Meyer
6. “Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with noble hearts.” – Anna Godbersen
7. “It's only gossip if you repeat it. Until then, it's gathering information.” – Mercedes Lackey
8. “Sometimes I think the human animal doesn't really need food or water to survive, only gossip.” – Steve Toltz
9. “People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won’t be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves.” – Blake Lively
11. “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.” – Marcus Aurelius
12. “Free your life from the fangs of gossips by not associating yourself with them. Anyone who helps you to gossip about someone can also help someone to gossip about you.” – Israelmore Ayivor
13. “Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.” – Jane Austen
14. “When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women.” – Marilyn Monroe
16. “It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.” – Honoré de Balzac
17. “A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
18. “Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
19. “People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.” – Anonymous
21. “Someone who smiles too much with you can sometime frown too much with you at your back.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
22. “All the whispering, glaring, pointing and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they're gossiping about.” – Tiffany King
23. “The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” – Edward R. Murrow
24. “What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.” – Jewish Proverb
26. “Never speak disrespectfully of society. Only people who can’t get into it do that.” – Oscar Wilde
27. “We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others.” – Kamand Kojouri
28. “And though there’s a grain of truth in every rumor, I’ve found that the worst gossip usually starts with something harmless.” – Kathleen O'Dell
29. “Gossip is saying behind their back what you would not say to their face. Flattery is saying to their face what you would not say behind their back.” – Anonymous
30. “Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.” – Erica Jong
More Quotes Regarding Gossip
31. “Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong.” – L.M. Montgomery
32. “One who gossips usually carries boredom in one hand and bitterness in the other.” – Suzy Kassem
33. “Everything about everybody was very soon known by everybody else.” – Jude Morgan
34. “It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
35. “No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.” – Kevin Spacey
36. “Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.” – Will Rogers
37. “The worst thing about talk is that there's no way to lay it to rest. Every fresh breeze brings a new speculation.” – Susan Wittig Albert
38. “Your tongue tends to say more about you when it blabs about other people.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
39. “Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.” – Jewish Proverb
40. “The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.” – Will Rogers
41. “Gossip was usually a mindless distraction from a far too serious world.” – Dianne Sylvan
42. “I've never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt.” – Blake Lively
43. “Gossip serves no purpose other than to hear yourself talk.” – Catherine Pulsifer
44. “None of it was true but rumors are like germs. They spread and multiply almost in a breath and before you know it, everyone is contaminated.” – C.J. Tudor
45. “Gossip is the Devil's radio.” – George Harrison
46. “Stay at home in your mind. Don't recite other people's opinions.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
47. “Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you.” – John Lydon
48. “Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.” – Josiah Gilbert Holland
49. “All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.” – Barbara Kruger
50. “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” – Khalil Gibran
51. “If we all said to people’s faces what we say behind one another’s backs, society would be impossible.” – Honoré de Balza
52. “Rumor, gossip, slander—single drops of poison can pollute an entire system.” – Bettany Hughes
53. “People love gossip. It’s the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.” – Ellen DeGeneres
54. “If we knew what will be said about us when we are gone, we would have been gone a long time ago.” – Don Aminado
55. “Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.” – Richard Steele
56. “Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.” – Walter Winchell
57. “Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.” – Will Rogers
58. “Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules.” – Douglas Adams
59. “Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
60. “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” – Marie Curie
61. “Gossip is black magic at its very worst because it is pure poison.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
62. “Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.” – Walter Winchell
63. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
64. “Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.” – F. Liz Smith
65. “Gossip needn't be false to be evil—there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.” – Frank A. Clark
66. “The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.” – George Bernard Shaw
67. “Gossip is like a bad penny, it keeps circulating.” – Proverb
68. “Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.” – Horace
69. “The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.” – Benjamin Franklin
70. “Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you.” – Jay-Z
Share these Gossip Quotes about Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.