never speak ill of the dead

"They say you should never speak ill of the dead.

Never speak ill of the dead.'

Hewlitt felt the need to comment, and remembering that one should never speak ill of the dead, he said, "The, ah, skin color is interesting.

McGill said, 'As for your Latin tag, Mr Gunn, I have never believed that latinity confers virtue on stupidity, and therefore I do not believe that one should never speak ill of the dead.

De Mortuis - Adapted by Robin Chapman as "Never Speak Ill of the Dead" for Tales of the Unexpected, May 24, 1981 (Season 4, Episode 8), starring Colin Blakely, Warren Clarke and Keith Drinkel.