sayingSpeech & SilenceSaying 391
“Words are in your control till you have not uttered them. But when you have spoken them, you are under their control. Therefore, guard your tongue as you guard your gold and silver, for often one expression snatches away a blessing and invites a penalty.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: words are in your control till you have not uttered them. but when you have spoken them, you are under their control. therefore, guard your tongue as you guard your gold and silver, for often one expression snatches away a blessing and invites a penalty.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.
SOURCE
Saying 391 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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