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A word once spoken cannot be called back, just as an arrow once loosed cannot be recalled.

Speak carefully, because words and actions have consequences that cannot be undone.

Traditional Laos Wisdom, Laos

Source: Traditional Lao proverb, shared with the wider Lao-Tai (Lao-Isan-Thai) linguistic region, public-domain oral tradition

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