Sayings · Speech reveals character through the tongue

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

۳۹۲. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): تَكَلَّمُوا تُعْرَفُوا، فَإِنَّ الْمَرْءَ مَخْبُوءٌ تَحْتَ لِسَانِهِ.

Original English translation

392. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Speak so that you may be known, since man is hidden under his tongue.

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