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    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.

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The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

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He holds him with his glittering eye--
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And listens like a three years' read more

He holds him with his glittering eye--
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And listens like a three years' child.

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Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.

by Frank Tyger Found in: Listening Quotes,
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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.

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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,),

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Well done is better than well said. -Unknown.

Well done is better than well said. -Unknown.

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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my read more

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. -Henry David Thoreau.

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It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the read more

It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the sense, that we become oblivious of their utterances.

by Alexander Crummell Found in: Listening Quotes,
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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something. -Wilson Mizner.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something. -Wilson Mizner.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Listening Quotes,
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