eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves
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Meaning · English
People who secretly listen to others' conversations will not hear positive comments about themselves
Examples
She was warned that eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves, so she stopped spying on her colleagues
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves” mean?
People who secretly listen to others' conversations will not hear positive comments about themselves
Is “eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.