Another advantage of being silent is that you will not get disturbed by others in fact, others get disturbed by your act of being in the silent mode. They become fidgety.
Every action and reaction has an encrypted message delivered by the almighty. It is up to the receiver's mental toughness to decipher it.
By getting ruffled over a particular situation , you actually fall into the trap of your "adversaries" .Never ever allow such a situation to be imposed on you. Make your adversaries to slug it out .