You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. Gustave Flaubert
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. Jane Austen
Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. Scottish Proverb
He who loiters hears ill spoken of himself. Mexican Proverb
A house filled with guests is eaten up and ill spoken of. Spanish Proverb