“This is not a book. This is libel, slander, defamation of character. This is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty... what you will. I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing.”
Henry Miller
“The evils of the body are, murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse, and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred, and error.”
Buddha
“What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?”
Chanakya
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander”
Abraham Lincoln
“It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you”
Mark Twain
“He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice”
Bible
