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A Man Has No More Right To Say An Uncivil Thing, Than To Act One
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A man has no more right to say an uncivil thing, than to act one;
no more right to say a rude thing to another, than to knock him down.
-- Johnson
Related:
Don't say the same thing more than once. It's redundant and repetitious.
Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
-- George Sala...
I ALWAYS KNOW THE RIGHT THING TO SAY, after the right time to say it has passed.
To say the right thing at the right time, keep quiet most of the time.
DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
The only thing more crooked than politics is insurance.
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. -- Juvenal, Satire
The use of the right word is more important than the right argument.
Wrong Thing n. A design, action, or decision that is clearly incorrect or inappropriate.
Often capitalized; always emphasized in speech as if capitalized....