🕊️ The strength of silence

June 15, 2025

TWO-MINUTE MONK
Ancient wisdom for modern life, every Monday.

🧘 Monk Thought

“The wise man is silent; his words are measured.
The fool is loud and knows nothing.”

— Ptahhotep, The Maxims, c. 2400 BCE

💡 Monk Light

Thousands of years ago, in the court of Pharaohs, Ptahhotep observed the same human truth we still stumble over today:

Wisdom isn’t loud.

It doesn’t perform.

It listens, weighs, and only then speaks.

Silence isn’t weakness.

It’s restraint.

A refusal to fill the air just to feel important.

The fool believes noise is power.

The wise know: stillness holds more.

Ptahhotep was an ancient African sage and vizier of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty (c. 2400 BCE), who authored one of the oldest known texts on wisdom and ethical conduct: The Maxims of Ptahhotep.

👣 Monk Move

Today, when you feel the urge to interrupt, correct, or prove — pause.

Let silence carry the weight.

Then speak only what’s needed.

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