A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.