Hold Your Tongue

[أم بدر الدين]

Talking too much is a personality defect stemming from mental and spiritual imbalance. Use precise words that do not confuse the listener's mind, and do not use more words than necessary to convey the intended message.

Indeed, using many words may even be harmful, for the more words you use, the greater the chance of contradiction, which will confuse the listener even more. This development will not benefit the listener; on the contrary, it will work to his or her detriment.

Speaking little and listening much are virtues and signs of maturity. The desire to make oneself heard at all times is a sign of spiritual imbalance and shamelessness, even if some explain it away as a form of insanity.

Any words spoken should be directed toward solving a problem or answering a question. In either case, the one who asks the question and the one who listens to the answer should not become bored.
It is natural that one speak only when necessary, and keep silent when words are out of place. However, it is always better that those words which are of great benefit to others should take precedence.

Nevertheless, this depends on acquiring good manners and perceiving the virtue of keeping silent. Such wisdom is reflected in a beautiful proverb: Those who speak a lot make many mistakes.


Holding the tongue, like eating and sleeping only a little, always has been a golden rule followed by men and women of perfection.

Those who wish to develop their spiritual faculties are advised firstly to
hold their tongues and to refrain from idle talks. They should not say whatever comes into their heads.

The further away you are from drowning others in your words and from preferring your own words over those of other people, the closer and more lovable to the Creator and the created you become. If you cannot abide by this truth, you cannot fulfill your duties to both God and other people.

[hairless17]

What a wise subject
Thanks sister
Silence is Gold

[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you sir.you are always welcome

[hairless17]

If speech is silver , silence is gold
Is this saying always correct ?0

[zouaoui lakmeche]

Thank you for this interesting topic. You have truck right away into the very heart of the matter. This is an everlasting evil since the creation of mankind. Statistically speaking, the Mediterranean nations are more talkative than the others. Women, in comparison with men, are worse. As the proverb runs: ( Much ado about nothing ). Talking with gestures, hands and other parts of the body becomes a national art in our country. Well, that’s another issue … Thanks again.

[hairless17]

Thanks zouaoui
You are right , maybe we are the only nation who speak with all the body not only tongues
So we need more effort to keep silent

[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you too much for the addition mr ZOUAOUI,what you said is totally right
We also say :if we hold the Algerian'shands, his tongue will obviously stop because we speak with our body as Mr hairless said