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that a beggar is so great that he saluted a king but the king proved so proud that he even did not respond him.”
Respond salutation with salutation. Reply respects with respects. Behave properly. Speak properly. It so happened that a certain gentleman was habitual to offer to take food to any of his visitors. Generally the visitor did not agree to take food but if some one agreed, he served him food and after having been taken food by the visitor, the gentleman would say that it was good, you took food else he would be compel to give it to the dogs. You can imagine the condition of a visitor when anyone would hear so. The same thing happened once with his son-in-law and the son-in-law got so angry that he never came back. Therefore, never speak anything such that can hurt someone.
Don't lose patience. Be bold and pass your life cheerfully and smilingly. One, who has known to pass his life this way, is advancing his steps to godliness. When you speak or talk to someone, it should seem that you are showering the flowers of sweet fragrance by your tongue while speaking or talking to someone. It should appear as roses blooming with the shining golden sunrays. Sweet tongue costs nothing. Why should you show poverty in your speech? Whenever you speak, speak after selecting the beautiful words in a mannered and proper way. The wise speak after thinking and the stupid speak before thinking. You can not change what you have uttered. There is no use in regretting over the matter now. Think only that which can be spoken and speak only that which can be signed under it. The words uttered by you become promising words which can never be changed. Our tongue is not a pair of scissors; make it like a needle that can join the worn, torn and broken things.
The words are very precious. Use them carefully. The speech makes us popular, takes us to the top and may cause 64 |
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