Speak well of the dead. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- A sound mind in a sound body.
- Here today and gone tomorrow.
- It is only the dead who do not return.
- There is a remedy for all things but death.
- Health is better than wealth.
- A man can die but once.
- What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.
- Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
- Death is the grand leveller.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Say nothing of the dead but What is good.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
Of the dead, either well or nothing.
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De mortuis nil nisi bene.
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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De mortuis seu bene, seu nihil.
Of the dead it is either good or nothing.
French
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On ne dit des morts que du bien.
Only good things are said about the dead.
German
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Von Toten soll man nur Gutes reden.
One should speak only good things of the dead.
Czech
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O mrtvých jen dobře.
Good for the dead.