"Gossipers start with praise and end with derogation." ~~ Midrash Tanchuma Shelah, 9
"I can retract what I did not say, but I cannot retract what I already have said. " ~~ Solomon Ibn Gabriol
"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." ~~ Sifre 89b
"Do not scoff at your fellow’s error! " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"As long as I do not utter a word, I am its master; once I utter it, I am its slave." ~~ (based on) Ibn Gabirol
"Whoso remembers the blemishes of others is the one himself blemished. " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"What is lofty can be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in none." ~~ Maimonides
"Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 1:24
"The tongue of the righteous is choice silver. The mind of the wicked is of little worth." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:20
"Rather a slip of the foot than a slip of the tongue. " ~~ Ben Sira 20:18
"I grew up among wise men and learned that nothing is better than silence." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 1:17
"Gossip: nature’s telephone." ~~ Shalom Aleichem
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