The Listenary

"Man dwells apart, though not alone, He walks among his peers unread; The best of thoughts which he hath known For lack of listeners are not said."~Jean Ingelow

"The poet doesn't invent. He listens."~Jean Cocteau

"One of the best ways to persuade others is by listening to them."~Dean Rusk

Two rules for better communication: 1) Listen more; and 2) Say "I."

Unscramble "Listen" to find "Silent."

What most people need is a good listening to.

Stop, Look, and Listen--It saves lives.

"Silence is one of the hardest things to refute."~Josh Billings

"Never pass up a chance to keep your mouth shut."~Anonymous

"Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request."~Arthur Helps

"That man's silence is wonderful to listen to."~Thomas Hardy

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."~Robert Frost

"Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery."~Tom Peters?

“To hear, one must be silent”~Ursula LeGuin

"Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you."~Doug King

''One of the greatest gifts you give to another is your undivided attention.''~Kate Nasser

"We ought to learn from the kine [cows] one thing: ruminating."~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk."~Doug Larson

"Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person."~Anonymous

"It is as important to cultivate your silence power as it is your word power."~William James

"Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know."~Andre Maurois

"To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well."~John Marshall

"Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly."~Plutarch.

"Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker."~Sue Patton Thoele

"Listen to your life. All moments are key moments."~Frederick Buechner

"We have two ears and one mouth that we may listen the more and talk the less."~Greek proverb

"A fool who can keep silent is counted among the wise."~Yiddish proverb

"My son, keep well thy tongue, and keep thy friend."~Chaucer

"The voice is a second face."~Gerard Bauer

"Give us grace to listen well."~John Keble

"A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well intentioned words."~Rachel Naomi Reme

"One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears--by listening to them."~Dean Rusk

"Keep quiet and people will think you a pholosopher."~Latin proverb

"Speech is silver, silence is golden."~French proverb

"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact."~George Eliot

"The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become."~Oliver Wendell Holmes

"It was government by discussion that broke the bond of ages and set free the originality of mankind."~Walter Bagehot