Truth Spoken Kindly

सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम् । प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥

satyaṁ brūyāt priyaṁ brūyān na brūyāt satyam apriyam, priyaṁ cha nānṛitaṁ brūyād eṣha dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ

Meaning

Speak the truth, speak what is pleasant. Do not speak an unpleasant truth. Do not speak a pleasant falsehood either. This is the eternal way.

Subhashita tradition — Traditional verse

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