He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.
— Benjamin Franklin
GRATITUDE
— Benjamin Franklin
GRATITUDE
Not everything true needs saying, and the urge to say it is often about relieving yourself rather than informing anybody. Holding something back is not dishonesty; it is recognising that most observations cost more to deliver than they return, and that you will be the one living with the consequences. There is a limit to this, since staying silent about things that harm people is a different matter entirely.
Before passing on what you noticed, ask what it will change. If the honest answer is nothing except how you feel for a minute, that is a good candidate for keeping to yourself.
What do you know that would be kinder left unsaid?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.