Udyoga Parva 36.12
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Udyoga Parva Chapter 36 · Verse 12
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अव्याहृतं व्याहृताच्छ्रेय आहुः सत्यं वदेद् व्याहृतं तद् द्वितीयम्। प्रियं वदेद् व्याहृतं तत् तृतीयं धर्म वदेद् व्याहृतं तच्चतुर्थम्॥
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Not to speak at all is better than speaking. Secondly, if you have to speak, tell the truth. Thirdly, if you have to speak the truth, speak what is agreeable; and fourthly, if you have to speak what is agreeable, speak what is conducive to morality.