| SLANDER See also:Gossip; Rumour; Speech | 毀謗 |
| No greater injury can be inflicted upon men than to
wound their reputation. John Calvin 再沒有比傷害一個人的名譽能對人造成更大傷害了。 |
| Slander has a marvellous way
of driving us into the arms of our heavenly Father. Stuart Olyott 毀謗以奇妙的方式驅策我們進入天父上帝的雙臂。 |
| Slander is a vice that strikes a double blow,
wounding both him that commits and him against whom it is committed. Jacques Saurin 毀謗是一個傷害雙方的罪行，它使攻擊與被攻擊的雙方均受傷害。 |
| Have patience awhile;
slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to
vindicate thee. Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) 多忍耐一下；毀謗並不長命。真理是時間的孩子；久而久之就會向你剖明真相。 |
| Truth is generally the best vindication against
slander. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), letter to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, July 18, 1864 真理是對抗毀謗的最佳辯護。 |
| The slanderer and the
assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other
the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while
the other murders the reputation. Tyron Edwards 毀謗與暗殺只是武器不同而以；一個是用匕首一個是舌頭。毀謗比暗殺更糟糕，因為後者只能傷身體，前者則是毀人令譽。 |
| No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay
no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk. Moliere (1622 - 1673) 沒有一個人能倖免於毀謗。最好的方式就是不理它，只要清清白白活著管他世人說長論短。 |