JULY 10
"When people run about to disseminate some scrap of news which they alone possess, the result is not usually beneficial either to character or to mind."
Pastor Pastorum, Henry Latham.
"Slander meets with no regard from noble minds,
Only the base believe what the base only utter."
"No word, once spoken, returneth
Even if uttered unwillingly—
Shall God excuse our rashness?
That which is done, that abides."
Charles Kingsley.
July 11
"Above all things, let us avoid speaking too often about ourselves, and referring to our own experiences. Nothing is more disagreeable than a man who is constantly quoting himself."
La Rochefoucauld.