"I once saw in an office a plaque that suggested that before we open our mouths to speak, we should make our words pass through three gates: Is it true, is it kind, and is it necessary?"
— Rumi

January 1, 1970

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Sources

Donald Ernest and Vesta West Mansell, Sure As the Dawn (1993) p. 194 — Various sources attribute this saying to Rumi, although never to a specific work or correspondence. It may be a misquote of Sathya Sai.