We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
Most men are petrified of standing out in any way or being thought superficial.
Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.
There is nothing more attractive than a man who is not a New Man.
Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.