好事不出门, 恶事传千里

好事不出门, 恶事传千里 [hǎo shì bù chū mén è shì chuán qiān lǐ]

1. ■ Good deeds are never heard of outside the door, but bad deeds are proclaimed for three hundred miles.; Good deeds always stay indoors, while scandals travel a thousand li.; Good works most frequently remain hidden, while evil deeds become known at a distance of a thousand li.; Honour goes on crutches while discredit flies apace.; Misdeeds always receive the maximum publicity, while good deeds are relegated to obscurity.; News of good works seldom go beyond the threshold of the house, but reports of evil deeds are quickly circulated for a thousand miles around.