Great Quotes On Listening & Hearing

Enjoy this collection of quotes on listening and hearing curated by the Librange review team.

“Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.” – Evelyn Glennie

“There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.” ― G. K. Chesterton

“Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.” ― Diogenes Laertius

“Listen thrice. Think twice. Speak once.” – Anonymous

“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.” ― Bernard M. Baruch

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” ― Calvin Coolidge

“The art of conversation lies in listening” ― Malcolm Forbes

“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.” ― William Hazlit

“The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.” ― Alfred Brendel

“Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet.” Krista Tippett

“You can’t fake listening. It shows.” ― Raquel Welch

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” ― Stephen R. Covey

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett

“It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.” ― Henry David Thoreau

“The most basic of all human needs is to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” Ralph Nichols

“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.” ― Roy T. Bennett

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ― Leo Buscaglia

“Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.” ― Brené Brown

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