Let one speak what is pleasing, not what is unpleasing.

Excerpt

Well-spoken language the just call the principal; let one speak what is right, not what is unrighteous, that is the second; let one speak what is pleasing, not what is unpleasing, that is the third; let one speak what is true, not what is false, that is the fourth.

Source Sutta-Nipâta, Mahâvagga, v. 449 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Sutta-Nipâta, well-spoken words are the first quality of the wise: they are right, pleasant to hear and true. Today, before a conversation that matters, check these three points within you: is what I am about to say right, kind, true? Then speak.

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