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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.
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of read more
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. Every person in this life has something to teach me - and as soon as I accept that, I open myself to truly listening. -John Lahr.
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale, and this cuff was but
to knock at your ear, and beseech read more
And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale, and this cuff was but
to knock at your ear, and beseech listening.
It is the province of knowledge to speak And it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. -Oliver Wendell Holmes.
It is the province of knowledge to speak And it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. -Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
The wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard: Why can't we all be like that bird? -Edward H. Richards.
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we read more
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
