sayingSpeech & SilenceSaying 60
“The tongue is a beast; when it is let loose, it devours.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: the tongue is a beast; when it is let loose, it devours.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.
SOURCE
Saying 60 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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