| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Scandal |
| | Scandal, like dirt, will rub out when dry.
—Sir T. Bernard | 1 |
In scandal, as in robbery, the receiver is always as bad as the thief.
—Earl of Chesterfield | 2 |
Scandal, like a reptile crawling over bright grass, leaves a trail and a stain.
—Allan Cunningham | 3 |
Scandals are like dandelion seeds,—they are arrow-headed and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.
—Ouida | 4 |
Scandal, like the Nile, is fed by innumerable streams, but it is extremely difficult to trace it to its source.
—Punch | 5 | | |
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