fear

gossip

 makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

is a thing with which there's nothing else to do than to pass it on.

I hate to pass gossip on. But what else shall one do with it?

is a valuable thing to learn. The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

is a combination of comedy and tragedy. Some of the funniest things I've ever heard were said at funerals.