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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 ear is something we cannot close at will, and we are the poorer for it.
The ear is something we cannot close at will, and we are the poorer for it.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. -Josh Billings.
The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. -Josh Billings.
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force...When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold read more
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force...When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life...When we listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we never get tired of each other...and it is this little creative fountain inside us that begins to spring and cast up new thoughts and unexpected laughter and wisdom. ...Well, it is when people really listen to us, with quiet facinated attention, that the little fountain begins to work again, to accelerate in the most surprising way. -Brenda Ueland.
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he read more
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear. -A. A. Milne.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.
And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.
