Many at times, many people thinks being silent means weakness or feeble, some people think is the inability to fight back or lack of boldness.
Sometimes it might be true but on a very good note there is more power in silence than spontaneous reaction, many at times, we need to be quiet, understand the situation, allow time and space for everything to calm down before reacting.
This would give an environment for all parties involved to get a better understanding and likewise resolve issues without a fired up environment.
When one is is nice when a matter is being discussed, it makes that person to understand the issue on ground proper