न वदन्ति गुणोन्नताः

साभिमानमसंभाष्यमौचित्यच्युतमप्रियम्।

दुःखावमानदीनं वा न वदन्ति गुणोन्नताः॥

क्षेमेन्द्र

sābhimānamasaṁbhāṣyamaucityacyutamapriyam|

duḥkhāvamānadīnaṁ vā na vadanti guṇonnatāḥ||

kṣemendra

A quote from poet and scholar Kshemendra

People who are of noble conduct never attempt to enter into conversation with

a person who is conceited.. that is thinks too much of himself

a person who is not responsive to normal conversation

a person who has fallen from a state of propriety

a person who would respond only with nasty retorts and unpleasant things

a person who is excessively bowed down and depressed by incidence of sorrow or insult

In short, dialogue can be effective only with a person who would sensibly respond and keep his manners..

Perhaps social media is an exception..

Regards

k v ananthanarayanan