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. Ἀποφθέγματα Ἅγίων Γερόντων, Παλλαδιος

Again father Poimen said, 'If a man were mindful of the word of Scripture, that is, 'By your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned,' 1 he would prefer to be silent.' Sayings of the Fathers, Palladius of Galatia 1 Mt 12.37