“When a siege is laid to a city for the purpose of its capture, it may not be surrounded on all four sides, only on three sides in order t give an opportunity for escape to those who want to flee and save their lives. It has been learned by tradition that this was the instruction given to Moses.” - Rambam, Code, Laws Concerning Kings and Wars, chapter 6.
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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