WATCH YOUR WORDS AND BECOME A GOOD LISTENER

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 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