Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... Someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Silence can be more powerful and inescapable than active temptation.
- In plain terms
- Not hearing something is harder to escape than hearing it.
- What can you take from it?
- Silence hides danger.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does silence hide?
- Is silence worse than noise?
Another view
Silence can also bring peace.
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