Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Scandal

Scandal, like dirt, will rub out when dry.
—Sir T. Bernard

In scandal, as in robbery, the receiver is always as bad as the thief.
—Earl of Chesterfield

Scandal, like a reptile crawling over bright grass, leaves a trail and a stain.
—Allan Cunningham

Scandals are like dandelion seeds,—they are arrow-headed and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.
—Ouida

Scandal, like the Nile, is fed by innumerable streams, but it is extremely difficult to trace it to its source.
—Punch