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The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.
The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. -Dr Joyce Brothers.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. -Dr Joyce Brothers.
But yet she listen'd--'tis enough--
Who listens once will listen twice;
Her heart, be sure, is not read more
But yet she listen'd--'tis enough--
Who listens once will listen twice;
Her heart, be sure, is not of ice,
And one refusal no rebuff.
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y read more
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
An essential part of true listening is the discipline of bracketing, the temporary giving up or setting aside of one's read more
An essential part of true listening is the discipline of bracketing, the temporary giving up or setting aside of one's own prejudices, frames of reference and desires so as to experience as far as possible the speaker's world from the inside, step in inside his or her shoes. This unification of speaker and listener is actually and extension and enlargement of ourselves, and new knowledge is always gained from this. Moreover, since true listening involves bracketing, a setting aside of the self, it also temporarily involves a total acceptance of the other. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will fell less and less vulnerable and more and more inclined to open up the inner recesses of his or her mind to the listener. As this happens, speaker and listener begin to appreciate each other more and more, and the duet dance of love is begun again. -M. Scott Peck.
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear. -Thoreau.
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear. -Thoreau.
Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.
Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.
