In order to remain silent Da-sein must have something to say.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Silence is meaningful only when one has something important to express.
- In plain terms
- Silence means something when you have something to say.
- What can you take from it?
- Silence requires inner substance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is silence meaningful?
- What must you have to say?
Another view
Sometimes silence is just absence of words.
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