The 7 Silent Moments That Can Transform Your Life According to Stoic Wisdom
But more often than not, those words add nothing of value.
The Stoics believed that silence isn’t empty—it’s full of meaning. It creates space for thought, for observation, for understanding what’s actually happening around me instead of rushing to fill the void with unnecessary words.
Speaking out of discomfort isn’t real communication. If I have nothing meaningful to say, staying quiet is always the better option.
4) When I haven’t fully understood the situation yet
The Greek philosopher Zeno, who founded Stoicism, believed that nature gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason—we should listen twice as much as we speak.
