Libel

Famous quotes containing the word libel:

“Nor do they trust their tongue alone,
But speak a language of their own;
Can read a nod, a shrug, a look,
Far better than a printed book;
Convey a libel in a frown,
And wink a reputation down.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

“Middle-aged adolescents are a libel on the real thing.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)