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Gossipers start with praise and end with derogation.
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Even if all of a slander is not believed, half of it is.
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He who overlooks an offense promotes good will; he who repeats a tale separates friends.
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Gossip: nature's telephone.
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The world goes on because of those who close their lips when they meet hostility from others.
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Judge a man only by his own deeds and words; the opinions of others can be false.
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Who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who rejoices at their calamity will not go unpunished.
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As long as I do not utter a word, I am its master; once I utter it, I am its slave.
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A man of good sense guards his tongue and attends to his own affairs.
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If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two.
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Press your lips together: don't be in a hurry to answer.
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I grew up among wise men and learned that nothing is better than silence.
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You may regret your silence once, but you will regret your speech twice.
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Guard your tongue as you treasure your wealth.
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The man who slanders hurts three people: the man slandered, the man to whom the slander is uttered---and himself.
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It is a duty to say what should be heard, and a duty not to say what should not be heard.
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A good man who speaks evil is like a palace next to a tannery: one defect destroys all the grandeur.
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Slander is in the same category with murder.
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Slander is worse than weapons; for weapons hurt from near, slander from afar.
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If others speak ill of you, let the worst they say seem a trifle; if you speak ill of others, let the trivial seem enormous.
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God will accept repentance for all sins except one: giving another man a bad name.
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Righteous lips cover up hatred; but he who lets out slander is a fool.
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What is lofty can be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in none.
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The worst of men is he whose tongue is mightier than his mind.
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Man's chief superiority over animals is his power of speech; if he abuses it, he is no higher than they.