3 ways to avoid harsh speech

Three ways to avoid harsh speech:

1. He will carefully avoid all harsh, abusive, aggressive, and offensive speech

2. He will persuade others also to abstain from all insulting and malign speech

3. He will praise speaking only kind and gentle words worth remembering

(from Samyutta Nikaya 55.7)

References

• The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
• http://www.thedhamma.com/