Pierre Beaumarchais Quotes

Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick. Audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret

Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

To speak evil of any one, unless there is unequivocal proofs of their deserving it, is an injury for which there is no adequate reparation.

Slander is worse than cannibalism.

It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

Slander strongly and some will stick.

Remember this about any slander. Denial only emphasizes, and gives added importance to falsehood. Let it alone and it will die for want of nourishment.

… poison tongues …

It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.

On Rumor's tongue continual slanders ride.

Slander is poison to the soul.

Done to death by slanderous tongue

Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us.

RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

Into the space of one little hour sins enough may be conjured up by evil tongues to blast the fame of a whole life of virtue.

CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.

Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.

Quick-circulating slanders mirth afford; and reputation bleeds in every word.

No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

People started saying I was ignoring my country, making up stories about me. Ludicrous things, like that I throw tea on my assistants.

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.