Why Poverty of Speech

Speak such soothing words, never crude, That help lose your puffed pride for good-- Words that keep you in cool frame, And make others nigh the same. _______________________________________________________ Here is the original doha, a couplet of Kabeer, which actually is more of a quatrain: Aisee vani boliye, mun ka aapa khoye Apna tan sheetal kare, auran ko sukh hoye In Sanskrit they say: vachane ka daridrata, what use being so miserly in words? Utter sweet and soothing words, let others feel fine, and as bonus, you too maintain your cool. Topic: words, poverty