Quotes About Listening

My friend, when a man has anything to tell in this world, the difficulty is not to make him tell it, but to prevent him from telling it too often.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies nothing, for ever. [From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing, for ever.]

One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.

A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest. I think that kind of thing is an abuse of history.

I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.

We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.

We hear eagerly every thought and word quoted from an intellectual man. But in his presence our own mind is roused to activity, and we forget very fast what he says.

It is an impertinent and unreasonable fault in conversation for one man to take up all the discourse.

There are some things which a man never speaks of, which are much finer kept silent about. To the highest communications we only lend a silent ear.

If you want a girl to like you, you have to listen like a woman and love like a man.

A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.

When someone deeply listens to you, your barefeet are on the earth, and a beloved land that seemed distant, is now at home within you.

Nana glanced at Ben. "I think your mom has catepillars in her ears. She keeps repeating everything I say like she can't hear me.

I want to be a mom who listens.

My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.

Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.

Beauty and Money will get you a relationship, but not love. Listening, caring and being there will get you Love.

In this avaricious world, even a beggar needs money in his bowl, to be heard.

To make people feel special you don't have to pay money but rather pay attention.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."

Selflessness is like waiting in a hospital In a badly-fitting suit on a cold wet morning. Selfishness is like listening to good jazz With drinks for further orders and a huge fire.

I've found myself on some days leaving home at three in the morning. I'm outside the training ground at five but they don't open up until seven. I'm just sitting there, listening to the radio.

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.