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Quote by Francis Bacon
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeabl

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order. – Francis Bacon

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The monster of advertisement…is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It throws out to right and left, in front and behind, its clammy arms, and gathers in, through its thousand little suckers, all the gossip and slander and praise afloat… – Sarah Bernhardt

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If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. – Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam

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Sight before hearsay. – Danish proverb

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“They say” is often a great liar. – Proverb

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