Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Scandal
Scandal, like dirt, will rub out when dry.
—Sir T. Bernard
In scandal, as in robbery, the receiver is always as bad as the thief.
—Earl of Chesterfield
Scandal, like a reptile crawling over bright grass, leaves a trail and a stain.
—Allan Cunningham
Scandals are like dandelion seeds,—they are arrow-headed and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.
—Ouida
Scandal, like the Nile, is fed by innumerable streams, but it is extremely difficult to trace it to its source.
—Punch