four times you should always stay silent one when you're angry words spoken in Anger are like arrows you can't take them back Marcus Aurelius said how much more harmful are the consequences of anger than the things that caused it calm down first speak later two when you don't know enough silence protects your reputation when ignorance could destroy it better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt three when others are complaining don't add fuel to negativity senica taught the greatest remedy for anger is delay let their words pass
your silence is your strength four when gossip starts engaging in Gossip only lowers your character epicus said be silent or let your words be worth more than silence protect your integrity silence is power speak less do more
