Slander Quotes

Slander slays three persons: the speaker, the spoken to, and the spoken of.

I hate the man who builds his name on the ruins of another’s fame.

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. (2 Corinthians 12:20)

Defamation is becoming a necessity of life; inasmuch as a dish of tea in the morning or evening cannot be digested without this stimulant.

Tale-bearers are just as bad as the tale-makers.

Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation his defense.

If the ball do not stick to the wall, yet it will leave some mark.

Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; ere long she shall appear to vindicate thee.

Slanders are like flies, that pass all over a man’s good parts to light on his sores.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.