And there ‘s a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbour’s shame;
On eagles’ wings immortal scandals fly,
While virtuous actions are but born and die.
Stephen Harvey (circa 1627): Juvenal, Satire ix

There’s so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of
us, that it little behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us.
John Brantingham.

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a
secret.
Prov. 11:13

A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close
friends.
Prov. 16:28

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Prov. 20:19

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
Prov. 26:20