A Slip of the Foot you may soon recover,
But a Slip of the Tongue you may never get over.
–Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac for 1747
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac.
Franklin's proverb: a slip of the foot may be recovered, but a slip of the tongue is permanent.
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