talking behind someone's back, n.Definitions

Talking behind someone's back is indecent — the only decent thing to do behind a person's back is pat it.

Talking behind someone's back is sometimes necessary. One ought never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

Talking behind someone's back is natural — We should thank God that He did not give us the power of hearing through walls; otherwise there would be no such thing as friendship.

Talking behind someone's back is universal — if we all said to people's faces what we say behind their backs, society would be impossible.

Talking behind someone's back is universal. If all men knew what each said of each other, there would not be four friends in the world.

Talking behind someone's back is natural — If all men knew what each said about the other, there wouldn't be five friends in the whole world.

Talking behind someone's back is natural — in fact, what people say behind your back is your real standing in the community.

Talking behind someone's back is not necessarily a bad thing. What one cannot say to a friend's face, one ought to say very carefully behind his back.