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Question
Translate the following sentence into your mother tongue.
The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
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Solution
बोलण्यापूर्वी सर्वप्रथम स्वत:ला पहिला प्रश्न विचारा - हे सत्य आहे का?
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