Words and Silence

Εἶπε πάλιν, ὅτι Ἐὰν μνησθῇ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ γεγραμμένου ῥητοῦ, ὅτι Ἐκ γὰρ τῶν λόγων σου δικαιωθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου καταδικασθήσῃ, αἰρεῖται μᾶλλον τὸ σιωπᾷν.  Αποφθεγματα των ἀγιων γεροντων, Παλλαδιος

Again father Poimen said, 'If a man were mindful of the word of Scripture, that is, 'From your words you will be justified and from your words you will be condemned', he would often prefer to be silent.' Sayings of the Fathers, Palladius of Galatia