“If nаturе іntеndеd uѕ to tаlk mоrе than lіѕtеn, ѕhе would have gіvеn us twо mоuthѕ and оnе еаr.”

“Not everyone who talks less or keeps quiet whenever they are with or around you does that because they find you interesting or knowledgeable; some people do that because they find you boring or ignorant.”

“Listening is hard work. Listen carefully not only with your ears, but also listen with all of your senses. You will understand better.”

“We learn not by talking but by listening.”

“Death’s life should have listened to the moonly whispers of breathing in the coldest nights”

“Every morning I wake up with the hope and dream that I will learn something from someone by observing and listening.”

“Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them. I suppose it’s an early form of participation in what goes on. Listening children know stories are there. When their elders sit and begin, children are just waiting and hoping for one to come out, like a mouse from its hole.”

“For a word to be spoken, there must be silence. Before, and after.”

“Talk a little less, listen a little more, and you’ll be a lot wiser”

“Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.”

“Spend your leisure time in cultivating an ear attentive to discourse, for in this way you will find that you learn with ease what others have found out with difficulty.”

“Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift.”

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.”