To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. . . let us be above such transparent egotism.

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it . . .

When you have something good to say, say it. When you have something ill to say, say something else.

If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: “He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: ‘He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned’.

"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.

It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

If you can't say something nice about a person, go ahead

Make it a rule of your life to use your Tongue for high purposes alone. Resolve to speak in no way of any man or woman unless you can speak of the good qualities of that man or woman. No one ever gained Happiness out of injuring the Feelings or Character of someone else. No one ever failed to get Happiness by speaking well of other people.

If you learn that someone is speaking ill of you, don’t try to defend yourself against the rumours; respond instead with, ‘Yes, and he doesn’t know the half of it, because he could have said more