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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.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.
The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.
And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.
And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.
A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but read more
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.
Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.
Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.
No man would listen to you talk if he did not know that it was his turn next.
No man would listen to you talk if he did not know that it was his turn next.