Let no man dare to speak a word with his mouth. . .
Let no man dare to speak a word with his mouth; for he that speaks oversteps, transgresses, the commandment.
-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit (An Exposition of the Mysteries)
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Let there be a door to. . .
Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse.
-Saint Ambrose of Milan
St. John Chrysostom: Perhaps one who loves to speak . . .
“Perhaps one who loves to speak from his own wisdom here also will not allow that the rivers are actually rivers, nor that the waters are precisely waters, but will instill in those who allow themselves to listen to them, that they (under the names of rivers and waters) represented something else. But I entreat you, let us not pay heed to these people, let us stop up our hearing against them, and let us believe the Divine Scripture, and following what is written in it, let us strive to preserve in our souls sound dogmas.”
–St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis
