Our Friends
Listening Quotes
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I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. (Quote by - Larry King)
A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with. (Quote by - Kenneth A. Wells)
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. (Quote by - James Baldwin)
The ear is something we cannot close at will, and we are the poorer for it. (Quote by - E. Brian)
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it. (Quote by - Sa'di)
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear.(Quote by - Thoreau)
I can't think of a music genre that I don't listen to, apart from easy listening, actually. And indie. (Quote by - Jade Jagger)
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. (Quote by - Robert Greenleaf)
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something. (Quote by - Wilson Mizner)
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. (Quote by - Buddha)
The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.(Quote by - Fran Lebowitz)
No man would listen to you talk if he did not know that it was his turn next. (Quote by - Edgar Watson Howe)
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance. (Quote by - Italian Proverb)