sayingSpeech & SilenceSaying 224
“Through abundance of silence does one earn respect. Through fairness does one win lovers. Through acts of favors does one's value get greater. Through humility”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: through abundance of silence does one earn respect. through fairness does one win lovers. through acts of favors does one's value get greater. through humility.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.
SOURCE
Saying 224 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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