Pierrette fit comme les gens qui souffrent au dela de leurs forces, elle garda le silence. Ce silence est, pour tous les etres attaques, le seul moyen de triompher: il lasse les charges cosaques des envieux, les sauvages escarmouches des ennemis; il donne une victoire ecrasante et complete. Quoi de plus complet que le silence? Il est absolu, n'est-ce pas une des manieres d'etre de l'infini?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Balzac praises silence as a powerful, absolute means for the oppressed to triumph over enemies.
- In plain terms
- Silence can be a decisive weapon for the attacked.
- What can you take from it?
- Strategic silence can wear down adversaries.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is silence more effective than speech?
- What are the risks of staying silent?
Another view
Silence may also be passive and ineffective in some contexts.
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