St John Chrysostom on Guarding the Tongue

The post shares a short quotation attributed to St John Chrysostom: 'Lest us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.' The saying draws a distinction between silence and discretion. Guarding the tongue, in the saint's words, does not mean never speaking; it means speaking at the proper time.

The post presents the quote as a stand-alone saying for readers, with hashtags marking it as a saints' quote and Orthodox Christian quote. There is no further commentary, story, or discussion attached to the post; it consists of the quotation and its attribution alone.