Quote by George Bancroft
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disap

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft

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By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. – George Bancroft

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Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. – George Bancroft

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You will find that silence or very gentle words are the most exquisite revenge for insult. – Judge Hall

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It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking. – Epictetus

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Young people soon give, and forget insults, but old age is slow in both. – Joseph Addison

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Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised. – Proverb

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