Ears Quote by Plautus

Tattletales, and those who listen to their slander, by my good will, should all be hanged. The former by their tongues, the latter by…

— Plautus

Take not into your ear that scum of hell that people call tittle-tattle. Whosoever willingly listens to a slander is equally guilty with the…

— Thomas De Witt Talmage

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners…

— Plautus

“Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports.”

— William Shakespeare

“O thou well skill'd in curses, stay awhile And teach me how to curse mine enemies! QUEEN MARGARET. Forbear to sleep the nights, and…

— William Shakespeare

Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention.

— William Cowper

The spiteful tongue strikes a deadly blow at charity in all who hear him speak and, so far as it can, destroys root and…

— Bernard of Clairvaux

“A wicked tongue: Slander, gossip, cussing, sarcasm, poisonous tongue, bearing false witness, and murmuring.”

— Ana Mendez Ferrell

RUMOUR: "Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports.

— William Shakespeare

Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

— Bernard of Clairvaux

“And the creature run from the cur? There thou mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog’s obeyed in office. Thou rascal beadle,…

— William Shakespeare

If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.

— Anne Bronte