Manusmriti

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वाच्यर्था नियताः सर्वे वाङ्मूला वाग्विनिःसृताः । तांस्तु यः स्तेनयेद् वाचं स सर्वस्तेयकृन्नरः ॥ २५६ ॥

sanskrit

All things (have their nature) determined by speech; speech is their root, and from speech they proceed; but he who is dishonest with respect to speech, is dishonest in everything.

english translation

vAcyarthA niyatAH sarve vAGmUlA vAgviniHsRtAH | tAMstu yaH stenayed vAcaM sa sarvasteyakRnnaraH || 256 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript