When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.
Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.
It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
Speak with honesty, think with sincerity, act with integrity.
It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
He who slanders the absent has no love for the truth.
A good character, when established, is not easily overthrown and should be our most endeared possession.
The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.