Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.

Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

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.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is read more

To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frigthened. -Robert C. Murphy.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.