A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world as a public indecency.

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty, and death of public opinion.

The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.

The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

Shamelessness is the shame of being without shame.

Scandal begins where the police leave off.

Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.

In the country gossip is a pastime; in the city it is a warfare.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

Attacks on me will do no harm, and silent contempt is the best answer to them.

A false report rides post.

It is one thing to slander, another to accuse.