diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
index 3f576df81975..72e38e611ba3 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ public:
   /// flag is set at the time when this raw_ostream's destructor is called,
   /// report_fatal_error is called to report the error. Use clear_error()
   /// after handling the error to avoid this behavior.
+  ///
+  ///   "Errors should never pass silently.
+  ///    Unless explicitly silenced."
+  ///      - from The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
+  ///
   void clear_error() {
     Error = false;
   }