Leonardo da Vinci: To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.

To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man. — Leonardo da Vinci

To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.

Leonardo da Vinci

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