- Literally
- Speech is unspoken, whatever you speak know; give it a scale and weigh it, then bring it out of the mouth.
- What it means
- Think carefully before you speak.
Also said as
- The word once escaped, cannot be recalled.
- A word spoken is an arrow let.
- Think to-day, speak tomorrow.
- Think twice before you act once.
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