enter Rumour painted full of tongues

It is foolish to search for the source of a malicious rumour. There is no source, only several repeated versions and several interpretations. The malice need not appear until the last interpretation.

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  1. Ah, rumour, such a more rounded word than gossip, its bedfellow.
    Small communities and celebrity life are rife with both.
    Subscribe to the aphorism: don't say anything about anyone that you aren't prepared to say to their face.

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