n.誹謗;中傷
Calumny is answered best with silence. 沉默可以止謗。
No flame rise without smoke, no fame without calumny. 無煙不起火,無毀不成名。
Calumny, even from the mouth of a fool, will sometimes cut into unguarded feelings. 即使出自一個傻瓜之口的誹謗,有時候也會突然刺傷一個沒有防備的人的感情。