A proverb translated from Arabic sets a demanding standard for speech: “If what you’re going to say isn’t more beautiful than silence, don’t say it.” The saying treats silence as something a comment has to improve upon if it is to be spoken at all. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““More Beautiful than Silence” Comes from a Translated Arabic Proverb”
Grant, I came across a great proverb translated from Arabic the other day.
Would you like to hear it?
Yes, please.
Okay.
It goes, if what you’re going to say isn’t more beautiful than silence, don’t say it.
We’ve collected a bunch of the international proverbs before.
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