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 Listen, every one
 That listen may, unto a tale
  That's merrier than the nightingale.
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 Listen, every one
 That listen may, unto a tale
  That's merrier than the nightingale.
   - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn (pt. III,), 
The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. -Fran Lebowitz.
The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. -Fran Lebowitz.
When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing. -Unknown.
When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing. -Unknown.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
The first duty of love is to listen.
The first duty of love is to listen.
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?
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.
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I read more
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels.
 In listening mood she seemed to stand,
 The guardian Naiad of the strand.  
 In listening mood she seemed to stand,
 The guardian Naiad of the strand.