Joking in speech is like salt in food; if it is missing, or exceeds its proper measure, it is blameworthy.
Category: Speech and The Tongue
Be patient
Man has not been blessed with anything better than patience. [So] be patient. Control yourself. Discipline your tongue.
What people say about you
What people say about you should not sadden you, for if it is false, then it is [recorded as] a reward [for you] that you did not [actually] do.
From the characteristics of those who are truthful
The truthful person [is one who] restricts his speech, food, sleep, and mixing with others [to only that which is necessary].
An elevated level of manners
Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech. Saad 38:23 Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen رحمه الله commented
The people who err the most
Indeed, the people who err the most, are those who engage the most in mentioning the mistakes of others.
The people of truth do not lie
By Allaah, we would never lie, and nor do we know what lying is.
Strive hard in lowering your gaze
[The need for the] safeguarding of [one's] eyes is much greater than [the need for the] safeguarding of [one's] tongue.
The one who safeguards himself the most
The one who safeguards himself the most, is the one who protects his tongue the most [from false and idle speech], and is the busiest of them in terms of his religion, and is one who exerts himself...
Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue
May Allaah have mercy upon my mother, and all of our parents. She would often mention this saying: 'Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue.'* *The meaning of which is