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Benjamin Franklin2 quotes
Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744E’er you remark another’s sin, bid your own conscience look within. — Benjamin Franklin · 1741Alice Roosevelt Longworth1 quote
If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth · 1980George Costanza1 quote
I’m much more comfortable criticizing people behind their backs. — George Costanza · 1995Gustave Flaubert1 quote
Casting aspersions on those we love always does something to loosen our ties. We shouldn't maltreat our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands. — Gustave Flaubert · 1856Sir Thomas Browne1 quote
He who discommendeth others obliquely commendeth himself. — Sir Thomas Browne · 1682