"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
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