“Anyone can talk about himself or herself. Even a child knows how to gossip and chatter. Most people are decent at hype and sales. **So what is scarce and rare? Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation.** Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong. ([Location 422](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=422))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[humility]], [[not-speaking]], [[mindfulness]], [[confidence]], **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]