sayingSpeech & SilenceSaying 421
“Do not try the sharpness of your tongue against the One Who gave you the power to speak, nor the eloquence of your speech against the One Who set you on the right path.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: do not try the sharpness of your tongue against the one who gave you the power to speak, nor the eloquence of your speech against the one who set you on the right path.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.
SOURCE
Saying 421 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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