Evil speaking

It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.

— Evil speaking

The man recovered of the bite,The dog it was that died.

— Evil speaking

Evil speech kills three people—the one who says it, the one who accepts it, and the one about whom it is said.

— Evil speaking

It is forbidden to dwell in the vicinity of any of those with an evil tongue, and all the more to sit with them and listen to their words.

— Evil speaking

He that speaks ill of another, commonly before he is aware, makes himself such a one as he speaks against.

— Evil speaking

Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed.

— Evil speaking

To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny.

— Evil speaking

If there is any person to whom you feel a dislike, that is the person of whom you ought never to speak.

— Evil speaking

Never throw mud. You may miss your mark; but you must have dirty hands.

— Evil speaking

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

— Evil speaking

And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.

— Evil speaking

Is the scrupulous attention I am paying to the government of my tongue at all proportioned to that tremendous truth revealed through St. James, that if I do not bridle my tongue, all my religion is vain?

— Evil speaking