| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Gossiping |
| | | A gossip speaks ill of all and all of her. | 1 |
| At every word a reputation dies. Welsh gossip. | 2 |
| From my gossip’s bread a large piece for my god-son. Spanish. | 3 |
| Gadding gossips shall dine on the pot lid. | 4 |
| Gossiping and lying go together. | 5 |
| Gossips and frogs drink and talk. | 6 |
| Gossips and tale-bearers set on fire all the houses they enter. | 7 |
| Gossips fall out and tell each other truths. Spanish. | 8 |
| It is no time to gossip with the dying. Turkish. | 9 |
| Lies and gossip have a wretched offspring. Danish. | 10 |
| My gossips don’t like me because I tell them the truth. Spanish, Portuguese. | 11 | | |
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