Listen to the sorrowful tales of every heart with empathy. Then, stay silent, bite your tongue, and remain alone.

This couplet encourages deep empathy and silent strength. It advises us to listen with profound compassion to the heartaches and sorrows of others, offering a sympathetic ear without judgment. At the same time, it suggests a profound personal resilience: keep your own pains and troubles to yourself. Endure them silently and alone, rather than burdening others or interjecting your own difficulties into their stories. It’s about being a pillar of support for others while privately managing your own struggles with quiet dignity, showing great understanding for others' suffering while maintaining a stoic silence about one's own.