He that easily believes rumours has the principle within him to augment rumors. It is strange to see the ravenous appetite with which some devourers of character and happiness fix upon the sides of the innocent and unfortunate.

— Jane Porter Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney; with Remarks (1807)

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