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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
and it will not cause any
restraint upon your speech conflicts.
Speak only when it is necessary.
The fifth quality of speech is that it should be devoid of the feeling of helplessness. Speech should be dignified not demeaning.
There should be a restraint on speech
The words uttered by great men reveal their greatness. Speech should be sweet ; not mean or contemptible or demeaning.
Even if you are in the worst of adversities, you must show politeness and dignity in your speech. SPEECH DEVOID OF ARROGANCE :
Whatever you say, say without arrogance.
Self-complacency and arrogance check your progress. They check all your development. In English, the pronoun l' is always a capital letter. One says, "I did this. 1 know this." This makes one arrogant.
Ravana was arrogant. Hitler was haughty and Mussolini was eaten up with pride ; and so they caused violence to others and themselves courted disasters.
A poet says :
Leap high and strut and fret as loudly as you would ;
Remember : You will at last become dust and fly through the wood.
Naughtiness leads you to ruin. Arrogance never elevated anyone.
If you discard your arrogance, your mind will grow
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