The Laws of Manu are an encyclopedic model of how life should be lived, in public and in private, by brahmanas, kings, merchants, laborers, untouchables, and others. These are laws that govern the inhabitants of the universe and by following them society can live in Harmony with material nature and all other living beings.Manu Samhita text 159.
Created beings must be instructed in what concerns their welfare without giving them pain, and sweet and gentle speech must be used by a teacher who desires to abide by the sacred law.
Manu Samhita text 160.
He, whose speech and thoughts are pure and ever perfectly guarded, gains the entire reward, which is conferred by the Vedanta.
Manu Samhita text 161.
Let him not, though in pain, speak piercing words causing harm to others; let him not injure others in thought or deed; let him not utter speeches which make people afraid of him, since that will prevent him from making advancement on the path of self realization.
