MAUD—"That story you told about Alice isn't worth repeating."
KATE—"It's young yet; give it time."
SON—"Why do people say 'Dame Gossip'?"
FATHER—"Because they are too polite to leave off the 'e.'"
I cannot tell how the truth may be;
I say the tale as 'twas said to me.
Never tell evil of a man, if you do not know it for a certainty, and if you do know it for a certainty, then ask yourself, "Why should I tell it?"—Lavater.