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Listening Proverbs

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Sayings about Hearing & Listening Listening to good advice is the way to wealth. ~ Iranian Proverb Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue; to the end we should hear and see more than we speak. ~ Greek Proverb Better to hear curses than to be pitied. ~ Yiddish Proverb Give your ears to words but do not give your words to ears. ~ Hindustani Proverb Listen with one ear; be suspicious with the other. ~ Laotian Proverb Before you let your voice be heard, first lick your lips. ~ Indonesian Proverb I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~ Chinese Proverbs Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said. ~ Russian Proverbs Never listen to these three advisers: wine, the night, and love. ~ German Proverbs A good bell is heard from far, a bad one still further. ~ Finnish Proverbs Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears. ~ Dutch Proverbs He who comes from afar may lie without fear of...

Talking Proverbs

Sayings about Talking When money is  talking , the rest of the world shuts up. ~ German Proverb The people who talk the best are not the only ones who can tell you the most interesting things. ~ Chinese Proverb Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do. ~ Traditional Proverb Excessive talk is sure to include errors. ~ Burmese Proverb The fool sings a love song to his wife; the wise man will talk about his dog. ~ Turkish Proverb Many talk like philosophers yet live like fools. ~ Traditional Proverb The best thing about animals is they don't talk much. ~ Thornton Wilder The mouth which eats does not talk . ~ African Proverb Who talks a lot at the table will leave it hungry. ~ German Proverb A person who talks a lot is sometimes right. ~ Spanish Proverb A woman's work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men. ~ Tajikistani Proverb Money talks -- everything else w...