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Indian yogi , Learning to Fall
Before speaking, consider whether it is an improvement upon silence.
Is it an improvement upon silence
Quaker Saying , A Hidden Wholeness
Do not speak unless you can improve upon the silence.
Do not speak
German proverb , Words of Common Sense for Mind, Body, and Soul
Words are silver, silence is gold.
Words are silver, silence is gold
Czech Saying , Local Wonders
A word which flies out of the mouth like a sparrow cannot be drawn back, even by four horses.
A word which flies out of the mouth
Will Glennon, Practice Random Acts of Kindness
Kindness is found not just in actions and in words, but also in inaction and silence. We may not often think about that because it's hard to notice. After all, if someone bites his tongue and doesn't make a cutting remark, we will never know we could have been hurt but were spared by his kindness. But the Sufi rule of speech is a good one — if we all used kindness as a "speech barrier", much less negativity would be verbalized.
Kindness is found not just in actions and in words
David Whyte, Loaves, Fishes and Leftovers
"Loaves and Fishes"
This is not
the age of information.
This is not
the age of information.
Forget the news,
and the radio,
and the blurred screen.
This is the time
of loaves
and fishes.
People are hungry,
and one good word is bread
for a thousand.
Loaves and Fishes
Zen master Paichang, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
Shut your mouth, close your lips, and say something!
Say something in silence
Jelaluddin Rumi, The Fragrance of Faith
Now be silent.
Let the One who creates the words speak.
He made the door.
He made the lock.
He also made the key.
He also made the key
Jelaluddin Rumi, Living Presence
Since in order to speak, one must first listen,
learn to speak by listening.
[Mathnawi I, 1627]
Learn to speak by listening.
Benedicta Ward, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers
The Abba Theophilus, the archbishop, came to Scetis one day. The brethren who were assembled said to Abba Pambo, "Say something to the archbishop, so that he may be edified." The old man said to them, "If he is not edified by my silence, he will not be edified by my speech."
If he is not edified by my silence, he will not be edified by my speech.
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