Baruch Spinoza Quotes

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Even the wordiest of men know there's a time to button it.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

It illustrates vividly my incapacity of knowing when to be silent and when to speak.

When you have nothing to say, you don't talk.

Women love to talk, so you gotta be the guy that listens - not just listens but is interested.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak.

Silence is often the best thing to say.

I have often regretted having spoken, never having kept silent.

Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don't care about them, and you don't try to understand them, then they're never going to hear what you have to say.