Nivul Peh and Self-Definition

A Jew who doesn’t have a peh kadosh is missing something in his definition. The contaminated environment in which we live dampens the disgust we ought to feel when being exposed to this speech. Modest speech and conduct are intertwined with humility and wisdom. Discussion of the value of learning Torah even when apparently unsuccessful.

Sources: Shaarei Teshuva of Rabbeinu Yonah, Sha’ar Gimmel, #229, 230