He who slanders his neighbor makes a rod for himself. (Dutch) Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there. (Chinese) Slander expires at a good woman’s door. (Danish) Slander flies gently, but wounds deeply....

Calumniate strongly and some of it will stick. (Roman) Hurl calumny boldly: some of it always sticks. (English) Nothing is so swift as calumny....

False report about another person. The *rabbis strongly condemned slanderous utterances and rabbinic courts were empowered to impose fines and even...

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