“Your tongue is your power — preserve it and it will preserve you, betray it and it will betray you.”
Careful, honest speech protects you; careless or dishonest speech eventually turns against you.
— Traditional Libya Wisdom, Libya
Source: Traditional Libya proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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