I know the essential rule of the Constitution of Egypt, which is: Keep your mouth shut, do your job and just keep your mouth shut.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Summarizes an Egyptian constitutional rule emphasizing silence and doing one's job.
- In plain terms
- Egypt's rule: stay quiet, do your job.
- What can you take from it?
- Some cultures value obedience and discretion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is silence appropriate at work?
- How does this rule affect creativity?
Another view
It oversimplifies a complex legal system.
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