Gotama Buddha
c. 5th century BC · the Ganges plain, India
This is an old thing, Atula, not only of today: they blame the one who sits silent, they blame the one who speaks much, they blame the one who speaks in measure. There is no one in the world who is not blamed.
Porāṇametaṁ atula, netaṁ ajjatanāmiva; Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṁ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ; Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti, natthi loke anindito.
Dhammapada 227
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Thiruvalluvar திருவள்ளுவர்
about 2,000 years ago · Tamil country, South India
A burn from fire heals within; the scar burnt by the tongue never heals.
தீயினாற் சுட்டபுண் உள்ளாறும் ஆறாதே நாவினாற் சுட்ட வடு.
Tirukkural 129
Thiruvalluvar திருவள்ளுவர்
about 2,000 years ago · Tamil country, South India
To speak harsh words when kind ones are at hand is to pick the unripe fruit and leave the ripe.
இனிய உளவாக இன்னாத கூறல் கனிஇருப்பக் காய்கவர்ந் தற்று.
Tirukkural 100
Ptahhotep Ptah-hotep
c. 24th century BC · Memphis, ancient Egypt · Advice to one who leads others
Be gracious when thou hearkenest unto the speech of a suppliant. Let him not hesitate to deliver himself of that which he hath thought to tell thee; but be desirous of removing his injury. Let him speak freely, that the thing for which he hath come to thee may be done.The Instruction of Ptahhotep, the seventeenth teaching · in place of the original: the English translation by Battiscombe Gunn (1906)
Hafez حافظ
14th century · Shiraz, Persia
The peace of both worlds is the gloss on these two phrases: with friends, generosity; with enemies, forbearance.
آسایش دو گیتی تفسیر این دو حرف است
با دوستان مروت با دشمنان مداراThe Divan of Hafez, a ghazal
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