“Words that do not edify wound the listener and burden the speaker.”
–Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)
Source: Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermones de Diversis, sermon 38: “Verba quae non aedificant, vulnerant audientem et gravant loquentem.”
Reflection: How might this insight reshape the way we speak in moments when we feel rushed, irritated, or careless?