“ The flying rumours gather'd as the roll'd, Scarce any tale was sooner heard than told; And all who told it added something new. And all who heard it made enlargements too. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
- 77
“ We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 2.6K
“ There were a lot of people that contributed to my success as a person as well as a player. Without those people, I wouldn't be sitting in the position that I'm sitting in today. I think that it's extremely important for people to realize all of the things that other people do for them. ”
- Alonzo Mourning- Copy
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“ It is rather important to understand the technique of rumors. The wise man does not scoff at them, for while they are often absurd, they are rarely baseless. ”
- Christopher Morley- Copy
- 537
“ False rumors are like mistresses: more exciting initially than wives, but more deadly. ”
- Gary North- Copy
- 2K
“ The first rule to observe about rumors is that they are often exactly opposite in tendency to the coming fact. ”
- Christopher Morley- Copy
- 2.2K
“ When rumours increase, and when there is an abundance of noise and clamour, believe the second report. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
- 2.2K
“ The rolling fictions grow in strength and size, Each author adding to the former lies. ”
- Jonathan Swift- Copy
- 966
“ Rumor doth double, like the voice and echo, The numbers of the feared. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
- 1.1K
“ I will be gone, That pitiful rumor may report my flight To consolate thine ear. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread. ”
- Richard Armour- Copy
- 311
“ Rumor is a spark at first, then a fire, then a conflagration, and then ashes; it is like a swarm of bees, the more you fight them the less you get rid of them. ”
- H. W. Shaw- Copy
- 547
“ I will be gone:That pitiful rumour may report my flight,To coasolate thine ear. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
- 920
“ When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. ”
- Samuel Butler- Copy
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“ I don't have to listen to rumors about a man when I can judge him for myself. ”
- Stephen King- Copy
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