“Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more”

…lyrics from ‘The Music Man’ in which a group of ladies gossip.  In life you meet people who conspire against others either with or without a personal agenda.  I choose to ‘keep my side of the street clean’ and never gossip.

Advice: never say a word you wouldn’t say to a person’s face.

People with small minds talk about others,

people with average minds talk about things,

and people with excellent minds talk about ideas.