Mark Twain Quotes

But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give no just occasion for them.

Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

Calumnies are answered best with silence.

Gossip is never fatal until it is denied.

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

At the end of the day, it is about the album and book and also about setting the record straight, because 'American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years. So that set up a lot of roadblocks for me.

As a lawyer who has dealt in defamation, I know that someone's reputation has to be lowered in the eyes of right-thinking people to sue.

It's very painful to have something that's not true written about you.

Yale is practicing a most unusual media strategy. I'd call it Just say nothing.

Slander is worse than cannibalism.

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.

I try to put out fires when bizarre rumors get started.

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.

By evil report and by good report.

The greater the truth the greater the libel.

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

I will not sit by and watch good people smeared.

If your response to a problem or scandal isn't genuine, followers will sense it. And remember, by saying nothing, you're saying something.

I take statements that portray untrue statements about me seriously.

When people say things about me, I'd love to come back and give my version, but I'd rather let others spout off until the time is right.

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

Envy wounds with false accusations, that is with detraction, a thing which scares virtue.

Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.

There is a magic formula for resolving conflicts. It is this: Have as your objective the resolving of the conflict, not the gaining of advantage. There is a magic formula for avoiding conflicts. It is this: Be concerned that you do not offend, not that you are not offended.