Three Quotes on Reticence

“Students of the Way, when you want to say something, reflect on it three times. If it is beneficial to both yourself and others, then say it. If it is not beneficial, remain silent. This is difficult to achieve immediately. Keep this in mind and gradually put it into practice.”—Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Book 1

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“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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“Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something.”—Ezra Pound, “A Few Don'ts by an Imagiste”