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			 There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the read more 
	 There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation. -James Nathan Miller. 
		
 
	
			 We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.  
	 We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. 
		
 
	
			 And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.  
	 And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed. 
		
 
	
			 A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more 
	 A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird? 
		
 
	
			 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. 
		
 
	
			 Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. -Robert Greenleaf.  
	 Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. -Robert Greenleaf. 
		
 
	
			 To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is read more 
	 To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frigthened. -Robert C. Murphy. 
		
 
	
			 Man who know little say much. Man who know much say little. -Unknown.  
	 Man who know little say much. Man who know much say little. -Unknown.