Chapter 19: The Man of Principle

One who is confused and ignorant does not become a silent sage (munῑ) merely by observing silence. But that spiritually mature person who, as if holding a pair of scales, accepts the best and rejects the evil, he is a silent sage. He is a silent sage for that (very) reason. He is (also) called a silent sage (munῑ) because he understands (munāti) both worlds.