Listening Quotes

“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.”

“Listen to many, speak to a few.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

“Silenceis an ocean. Speech is a river.When the ocean is searching for you, don't walkinto the language-river. Listen to the ocean,and bring your talky business to an end.Traditional words are just babblingin that presence, and babbling is a substitutefor sight.”

“Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen!”

“Silence is the sea, and speech is like the river. The sea is seeking you: don't seek the river. Don't turn your head away from the signs offered by the sea.”

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”

“Listen to presences inside poems.”

“Listen. Make a way for yourself inside yourself. Stop looking in the other way of looking.”

“Learn to speak by listening.”

“Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the river. Listen to the ocean.”

“No more words. In the name of this place we drink in with our breathing, stay quiet like a flower. So the nightbirds will start singing.”

“The quieter we become, the more we can hear.”

“The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.”

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.”

“Listen. Don't explain or justify.”

“Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.”

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

“Flexibility, openness and softness are consorting with life. When you are rigid and you know the answer and don't listen to other people's point of view, you are consorting with death. Everything that is old and close to death is brittle and breaks apart including our thinking. So always stay flexible and soft and listen to others with caring. And truthfully, all of the verses hit me - especially when you think about them for days, and then write on them.”

“Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.”

“It is the disease of not listening......that I am troubled with.”

“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”

“I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good.”

“I think the most important key to quality communication and interaction is developing an interest in the person you`re talking with. Most women know the secret to a quality conversation is to ask quality questions and have a sincere interest in hearing the answers. In fact, the best communicators very often say the least. It`s not the extrovert who dominates the conversation that a client feels most connected with, but rather the individual who shows a real and sincere interest in knowing about the life of the person they`re talking with.”

“It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.”