How does the statement " silence is golden " relate to ethics in communicating at the workplace.?

Being silent most of the time is a good virtue under certain circumstances and environment. It is always advisable to remain quite silent and not be too quick to respond to situations or issues so as to avoid making and saying wrong words.

The ethics in a workplace involves communicating with others with less amount of talking as possible and more of body languages and signs. This is because the workplace is meant to be a serene place.