Manners are important but so is holding your tongue. In the story Macbeth, by Shakespeare, Malcolm says this in an angry way, as if it makes him upset having to hold his tongue. He has so much to say in the argument with Donalbain but also means this in a way that he needs to give the advice for anyone else to help keep his or her mouth shut. Malcolm is one to be more observant to what may happen next, this being the reason why he would be the best to give such advice.
Sometimes in the real world, we have trouble with keeping things to ourselves. We feel like when something comes to mind we need to say it. Sometimes it may not be very nice to say something out loud so we use the term “hold your tongue”. This way we can keep out mouths shut and we do not hurt anyone’s feelings or upset anyone. As appose to saying what we want take the chance to upset anyone that may hear it.
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I am not the type of person that can just let something like that go or roll off my shoulder but my mom always taught me to mind my manners and treat others the way I want to be treated. Therefore, I try my best to wait to say something when no one is around or I do just that, hold my tongue, and keep it to myself.
In the end holding our tongues can get us far in life, or it can hold us back from moving where we want to be. It all just depends on you, how you handle your own situations and where it all may take you, if you let it take you. I’ve always thought it to be better when you mind your manners and hold your