अव्याहृतं व्याहृताच्छ्रेय आहुः सत्यं वदेद्व्याहृतं तद्द्वितीयम् । प्रियं वदेद्व्याहृतं तत्तृतीयं धर्म्यं वदेद्व्याहृतं तच्चतुर्थम्॥५-३६-१२॥
They say that unspoken silence is better than speech. Yet if one must speak, let one speak truth—this is second; speak what is pleasing—this is third; speak what is righteous and fitting according to dharma—this is fourth.
english translation
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