The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-03-26
xLANDER.

There u no slander in an Allawea
fool. though he do noshine ba, rail =
Shakespeare
Slandsr soaks into she mind a wat.
er in,o low and marshy places. whers
II becomes siagnant offensive Con
fucius
Life would be perpetual Aea -hnn,
il a man were obliged 10 run down all
tho innuendpes. iuvcraci,ies, insinn.
aiinhs. and suspicious Which are Ut.
tcring against him. ljeerher.
Sott.bu1xing slandcr; silky moths
that cat NH hunest man. Thomson.
Il isa pretty general rulo, tina, tho
mcdisantc Ia . teriaagant III hcr house
hold, aud as for our own sex III nine
eases ont of ten, TIN evil tongue DO.
longs ~ disappointed man l:an.
croft.
Where II concerns himself. Who Il
angry At slanLcr makes IL true. -
Don johnson.
IN all cases or SANDER currency.
wherever the forgcr IL tho lic il uot to
b. found, tho injured parties should
have . right 70 comc on any & tl.c
inlorscrs Sheridan
Thcrc would not bc 80 many opcn
mouths Il tl,crc were mt 10 many
nren cars. bishop Hall.
The surcst method against scandal
Is to live II dawn BY perseverance II,
wcll-doing. and BY prayer to God. .ha.
he would cure the li.,c,nrcrcd m,,nl of
thoso who trnduce anil iujurc us
lIocrhaayc.
On lsumprs tongue continual .laul.
crs ride, Shakespeare.
How frequently 10 tho honesty and
integrity "f man disposed IL BY a
smile or shrug. How many good aud
generous actions have bccn sunk intu
oblivion bya distrnstful look, or stamp.
cl with tho imputation of proceeding
from bal motives, by mysterious and
soasonahio wl'ispcr. Stcrnc.
II alander be = snake, IL il q winged
one. Il dies a. well ~ crscps. Doug
laa Jsrrold.
Il IL always 10 10 understood, TINT
) lady takes all yeu dctract from Tho
rest of her sex to bo ) gift TO hcr.
Addison.
There II nothing which wings its
flight 80 swiftly ~ caluma,. nothing
which Il uttered with more case; moth
ing II listened 10 with more readiness.
nothing dispersed moro widely. cic-
gro.
Slanlcr II tho revenge u coward,
and dissimulasion his defence. john
son.
Curse the tongue whence slanlcrous
rumor. like the Adlcr's drop. distils
her venom, wi.hering friendships faith,
turning loves favor. James A. lIill-
house.
Set watch over thy mouth. and
keep tho door II thy lips. for = tale
bearer il worse than 4 thief. l,ibls.
Slandcr il tho solAco Of malianity.
JouLcrt.
slandcr IL a poison which cxti.gnish-
" charity. both in tho slanlerer anl In
the l,erspn who Listens 10 il; 40 That
single ealanAi. niaf prove fatal 10 nn
infinite nunihrt n soul, sillrr Il kttls
not only sIl.ve Win circulate il, laf
nlso nll those who /, mol reject IL =
Bernard
slandur meet. 10 regard ilsn nnhle
minds; only tho basc believe WIN, tbs
base only utter. heller.
Listen not 10 q tale.bcarcr Or sland.
srcr, Tor 10 tells thco nothing ou. u
good WILL but A. hc discovercth " the
secrets Of others, 10 ho will of thine IN
turn. Socrates.
Tho slandcr of somc pccr.o II ~
great ! recommendation ~ tho praisc
VI others Fielding
Believe nothing against another,
but on good authority; nor report what
may hurt another; unless II b. ! great.
sr hurt 70 another 70 conceal Il. vii
Ham Penn.
CAlumny would soon slatve and die
of itself II nobody took Il In and gave
!. lodging Leighton
Any ono who II much talked of,
must 10 much n,alignsd. This sccm.