Role in the wind
A gentleman, a long time, both said that his neighbor was a thief that the boy was arrested. Days later, they discovered that he was innocent. The boy was released and sued the man.
 
In court, the old man tells the judge: "Comments do not cause much harm." The judge replied: "Write the comments on paper, then chop and throw the pieces on the way home. Tomorrow, back to hear the sentence. "

You obeyed and returned the next day. - Before the sentence, will have to pick up the pieces of paper spread yesterday, the judge said.

Replied the old man - I can not do that. The wind must have them spread out, I do not know where they are. Replies the judge: - Likewise, a simple comment can destroy the honor of a man, that we can not fix the bad. If you can not speak well of a person, you better not say anything. Let us be masters in our mouths, we are not slaves of our words.

moral:

Smart people talk about ideas!
Ordinary people talk about things!
People talk about petty people!
(Author Unknown)