Daily Words of the Buddha for June 26, 2013

Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya;

vācāya saṃvuto siyā.

Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā,

vācāya sucaritaṃ care.

Let one guard oneself against irritability in speech;

let one be controlled in speech.

Abandoning verbal misconduct,

let one practice good conduct in speech.

Dhammapada 17.232

The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, 
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita