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Bad news3 quotes
The nature of bad news infects the teller. — William Shakespeare · 1607Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
Hath but a losing office, and his tongue
Sounds ever after as a sullen bell
Remembered tolling a departing friend. — William Shakespeare · 1597Nobody likes the man who brings bad news. — Sophocles · 442 BCBearer of bad news3 quotes
The nature of bad news infects the teller. — William Shakespeare · 1607Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
Hath but a losing office, and his tongue
Sounds ever after as a sullen bell
Remembered tolling a departing friend. — William Shakespeare · 1597Nobody likes the man who brings bad news. — Sophocles · 442 BC