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Quote by William Congreve
They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murd

They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. – William Congreve

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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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Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. – Douglas Adams

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I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody. – Benjamin Franklin

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