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Least said, soonest mended
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Charles Dickens (David Copperfield)
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Least said, soonest mended.
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Megan Whalen Turner (The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2))
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Least said soonest mended, because less chance of breaking.
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R.D. Blackmore (Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor)
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My dear, the least said the soonest mended,” said Mrs. French.
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Anthony Trollope (He Knew He Was Right)
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Least said, soonest mended.
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English Proverb
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Least said soonest mended,
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Robert Louis Stevenson (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales)
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Least said, soonest mended," Toby quipped, quoting a saying Jess often used.
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Jean Little (Dancing Through the Snow)
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Least said, soonest mended.
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D.H. Lawrence (England, My England and Other Stories)
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with a few comforting reflections, of which the chief were, that after all, perhaps, it was well it was no worse; the least said the soonest mended, and upon her word she did not know that it was so very bad after all; what was over couldn’t be begun, and what couldn’t be cured must be endured; with various other assurances of the like novel and strengthening description.
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Charles Dickens (The Complete Works of Charles Dickens)
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But she doesn’t let it get to her. Her philosophy is always, ‘Don’t make a thing of it and it will settle down—least said, soonest mended.
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Omid Scobie (Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival: A Gripping Investigative Report with a Personal Touch, Witness the Turmoil of the British Monarchy)
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Least said, soonest mended.
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Sarah Goodwin (Stranded)
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so least said, soonest mended we all thought.
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Rachel Abbott (The Back Road (DCI Tom Douglas #2))
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least said, soonest mended.
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Mary Kingswood (A Summer Game (The Mercer's House, #3))
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Least said, soonest mended,’ she always says. That and ‘least seen, most admired.
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Robert Galbraith (Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4))
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When times are tough, ‘pull yourself together,’ ‘least said, soonest mended’ and ‘mustn’t grumble,’ are the best pieces of advice. Don’t forget them, and you won’t go far wrong.
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Alison Golden (Killer at the Cult (Reverend Annabelle Dixon #6))
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In the afternoon we all repaired to the orchard, Bibles and hymn books in hand. We did not think it necessary to inform the grown-ups of what was in the wind. You could never tell what kink a grown-up would take. They might not think it proper to play any sort of a game on Sunday, not even a Christian game. Least said was soonest mended where grown-ups were concerned.
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L.M. Montgomery (The Story Girl)
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Least said, soonest mended.
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Stephanie Butland (Found in a Bookshop)