Sanskrit Wisdom - 21

Satyam bruyaat priyam bruyaannabruyaat satyampriyam |

Priyam cha naanrutam bruyaadeshah Dharmah sanaatanah ||

sa%yaM ba`uyaat\ ip`yama\ ba`uyaannaba`uyaat\ sa%yamaip`yama\ a
ip`yama\ ca naanaRtma\ ba`uyaadoYa: Qama-: sanaatna: aa

Explanation
Speak the truth; speak what is pleasant to others. Do not tell the truth that is unpleasant. Do not speak the untruth even though pleasant.