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PROVERB
AN EAVESDROPPER NEVER HEARS ANYTHING THAT IS GOOD.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO EAVESDROP, DO SO ONLY
TO LEARN BAD THINGS AND SPREAD BAD THINGS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RIPLEY
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1990