2007-06-02 01:09:29 · 10 answers · asked by Invisible_Flags 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.
American Indian Proverb
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus
2007-06-02 02:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by Michael N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I LIKE that.! Now, if some of those talking heads that believe they all have to talk at the same time during an interview would just learn it and practice it... they would sound a lot more intelligent.
Anyway... I like this quote... I'll put it right up there next to "When someone calls you a fool, don't open your mouth and prove it".
Thanks... you just made my day.
2007-06-02 08:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the most true thing I've heard in a while! If you don't shut up and listen, then you never really hear what's going on! all you hear is yourself and your own argument!
2007-06-02 08:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by jen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody ever listened himself out a job
2007-06-02 17:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it! So very true. How can we learn new things if we don't shut up and listen at times?
2007-06-02 08:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't listen while you are shooting your mouth off. Listening is the essence of good communication.
2007-06-02 08:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by laotzu4272 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"be swift about hearing ,slow about speaking"
thoughtful attention encourages your listener to speak freely/
or as my ma would say shut up and listen .you may learn something.
2007-06-02 22:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by dalhia s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the essence of arguments - all talkers, no listeners.
2007-06-02 08:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everone is an idiot, speaking only proves it
2007-06-02 08:44:29 · answer #9 · answered by Scott B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brutal...must be from the middle ages!
2007-06-02 08:18:06 · answer #10 · answered by chaching 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋