I do not hear very well
(hearing impairment) but I continuously try to be a good listener as such has
proved to be a key element for a good conversation and for my own personal
development.
I have also learned, that
sometimes is better to remain silent instead of being engaged in a negative
argument with an unclear outcome or benefit for the parties involved. I also try to remain silent is there no
value-added with my own comments.
Furthermore, sometimes “silence” becomes the best answer!
Based on the above, I
have selected some quotes, which emphasize the need to be very careful when we
speak. I hope that you enjoy them and
put them in practice to ensure your own personal development.
The world would be
happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
Spinoza
Since light travels
faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Unknown
Better to remain silent
and be considered as a fool that to speak and remove all doubt. English Proverb
When you talk, you repeat
what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something. Jared Sparks
The one who gives an answer before he listens - that is his folly and his shame. Proverbs 18:13
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. Frank Tyger
If you don't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind AND share it with your BIG MOUTH. Medical Humor
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips. Proverbs 4:24
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein
The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly. Proverbs 15:2
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed. John D. Rockefeller
The one who gives an answer before he listens - that is his folly and his shame. Proverbs 18:13
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. Frank Tyger
If you don't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind AND share it with your BIG MOUTH. Medical Humor
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips. Proverbs 4:24
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein
The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly. Proverbs 15:2
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed. John D. Rockefeller
The truly wise person
restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning. Even a fool
who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is
deemed discerning. Proverbs 17:27-28
Everyone hears what you
say, FRIENDS listen to what you say, and BEST FRIENDS listen to what you don't
say. Unknown
Nature has given men one
tongue and two ears, so we may hear twice as much as we speak. Epictetus
Talk low, talk slow and
don't say too much. John Wayne
One of the best ways to
persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them. Dean Rusk
Through patience a ruler
can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone. Proverbs 25:15
Do not speak- unless it
improves on silence.
Buddhist Proverb
For all sorts of evils,
there are two remedies: time and silence. Alexander Dumas
Silence is a source of
great strength. Lao Tzu
When you talk, make sure
that your words are not worst than your silence. Unknown
Wise men are not always
silent, but they know when to be. Oprah
A foolish man tells a
woman to stop talking, but a man tells
her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed. Unknown
Unless your name is
Google, stop acting like you know everything.
Unknown
Wise men speak because
they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. Plato
