Rumour is a pipe
Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures
And of so easy and so plain a stop
That the blunt monster with uncounted heads,
The still-discordant wavering multitude,
Can play upon it.
Mots clés public-opinion reputation falsehood gossip slander libel rumor wagging-tongues
I have neither curiosity, interest, pain nor pleasure, in anything, good or evil, they can say of me. I feel only a slight disgust, and a sort of wonder that they presume to write my name.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyMots clés retaliation insults slander disgust snaps
Is it that they think it a duty to be continually talking,' pursued she: 'and so never pause to think, but fill up with aimless trifles and vain repetitions when subjects of real interest fail to present themselves? - or do they really take a pleasure in such discourse?'
'Very likely they do,' said I; 'their shallow minds can hold no great ideas, and their light heads are carried away by trivialities that would not move a better-furnished skull; - and their only alternative to such discourse is to plunge over head and ears into the slough of scandal - which is their chief delight.
Mots clés stupidity conversation slander talking rumours stupid-people chatting
If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.
Anne BrontëDo not keep the slanderer away,
treat him with affection and honor:
Body and soul, he scours all clean,
babbling about this and that.
Mots clés soul affection honor body slander clean babbling slanderer
Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.
Shannon L. AlderMots clés women revenge jealousy hatred judgement hypocrisy criticism adversity conflict gossip slander hypocrites insecurity rumors low-self-esteem jealous-women defaming hypocrisy-in-everyone self-observation
It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]
Mots clés humor wisdom politics censorship free-speech sarcasm philosophical slander offense libel
When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad.
D. Martyn Lloyd-JonesMots clés humility sin slander meekness
But by the grace of God I am what I am."
~1 Corinthians 15:10
"Paul was alluding here to his honest response to those who were constantly criticizing, slandering, and defaming him and his character. This was the 'thorn' in his side!!!
Mots clés slander grace-and-favor apostle-paul defamation r-alan-woods
A coward talks to everyone but YOU.
Shannon L. AlderMots clés fear jealousy weak games slander liars competition sisters anxiety coward rumors heartless insecure-women low-self-esteem stalkers jealous-women fake-christians evil-women defaming cheats false-information gossips paranoid-men sisterinlaws
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