Some people have nothing to say and keep on saying it - Robert Frost
No one wants advice, only corroboration - John Steinbeck
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why - Mignon McLaughlin
No man would listen to you if he did not know it was his turn to talk next - Ed Howe, journalist
Lots of people talk to animals, said Pooh. Not that many listen though. That's the problem - Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen - Ernest Hemingway
Humans have two ears and one mouth so should listen more than they speak - Zeno of Citium (335-263 BC), founder of Stoicism
Guard your tongue carefully and know that this is a noble approach - Viking Kings' mirror
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice - William Shakespeare
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak ? courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen - Winston Churchill