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