"Slander is worse than weapons; for weapons hurt from near, slander from afar." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Pe’ah I:1
"One lie begets another. " ~~ Shocher Tov
"Who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who rejoices at their calamity will not go unpunished. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 17:5
"It is a duty to say what should be heard, and a duty not to say what should not be heard." ~~ Talmud, Yebamot 65b
"Only G-d can give us credit for the angry words we did not speak. " ~~ Rabbi Harold Kushner
"Keep silent or speak wisely! " ~~ Ben Shlomo Immanuel
"Let your ears hear what your lips speak! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Guard your tongue as you treasure your wealth." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The man who slanders hurts three people: the man slandered, the man to whom the slander is uttered—and himself." ~~ Talmud, Arakin 15b
"Which man desires life, which loves days of seeing good? Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 34:13-14
"The world goes on because of those who close their lips when they meet hostility from others." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Slander is worse than idolatry. " ~~ Shocher Tov
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