quotations about rumors
Idle rumors were also added to well-founded apprehensions.
MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCANUS
Pharsalia
Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.
CROFT M. PENTZ
The Complete Book of Zingers
Rumors are like the things that happen to us in sleep. It is almost impossible to think of them rationally; and almost impossible to think of anything else.
ANONYMOUS
Antioch Notes, 1938
Rumors aren't always your best source of information.
MICHAEL PRESCOTT
In Dark Places
He that easily believes rumors has the principle within him to augment rumors. It is strange to see the ravenous appetite with which some devourers of character and happiness fix upon the sides of the innocent and unfortunate.
JANE PORTER
attributed, Day's Collacon
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
WILL ROGERS
The Illiterate Digest
Rumors are like being stabbed in the back. You're injured before you know what's happening. And while the knife might be pulled out later, it's going to leave a permanent scar.
JOE WHITE
The Gift of Self Esteem