اللِّسَانُ مِعْيَارٌ أَرْجَحَهُ الْعَقْلُ وَأَطَاشَهُ الْجَهْلُ
The tongue is a gauge that is given weight by the intellect and made light by ignorance
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
قَلْبُ الْأَحْمَقِ فِي فِيهِ وَلِسَانُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي قَلْبِهِ
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the tongue of the intelligent one is in his heart
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
قَلْبُ الْأَحْمَقِ وَرَاءَ لِسَانِهِ وَلِسَانُ الْعَاقِلِ وَرَاءَ قَلْبِهِ
The heart of a fool is behind his tongue, and the tongue of the intelligent one is behind his heart
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كَلَامُ الْعَاقِلِ قُوتٌ وَجَوَابُ الْجَاهِلِ سُكُوتٌ
The speech of the intelligent is a nourishment [for the soul] and the reply of the ignorant is [nothing better than] silence
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لِسَانُ الْعَاقِلِ وَرَاءَ قَلْبِهِ
The tongue of the intelligent person is behind his heart
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَغْرَسُ الْكَلَامِ الْقَلْبُ وَمُسْتَوْدَعُهُ الْفِكْرُ وَمُقَوِّيهِ الْعَقْلُ وَمُبْدِيهِ اللِّسَانُ وَجِسْمُهُ الْحُرُوفُ وَرُوحُهُ الْمَعْنَى وَحِلْيَتُهُ الْإِعْرَابُ وَنِظَامُهُ الصَّوَابُ
The place where speech is infixed is the heart, its repository is the mind, its strengthener is the intellect, its initiator is the tongue, its form is letters, its soul is [its] meaning, its adornment is [correct] syntax and its order is appositeness
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم