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Jean de La Fontaine

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

Topic: Advice, Listening
Location: Mono Lake
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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We heed no instincts but our own. — Jean de La Fontaine

We believe no evil till the evil’s done. — Jean de La Fontaine

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire. — Jean de La Fontaine

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It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. — Jean de La Fontaine

A person often meets his destiny on the road to avoid it. — Jean de La Fontaine

Better to suffer than to die: that is mankind’s motto. — Jean de La Fontaine

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By the work one knows the workman. — Jean de La Fontaine

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. — Jim Rohn

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. — General George Patton

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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.

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A bow which is stretched to the limit breaks. — African Proverb

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They that won't be counseled, can't be helped. — Benjamin Franklin

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams

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Let none presume to tell me that the pen is preferable to the sword. — Miguel de Cervantes

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To shun an elder's word is to refuse advice. — African Proverb

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Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. — Swedish Proverb

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The bigger a man's head, the worse his headache. — Persian Proverb

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Who does not know the path should ask. — African Proverb

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That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giving advice to others. — Phaedrus

You can't put an old head on young shoulders. — Persian Proverb

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Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

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The pot calls the kettle black. — Miguel de Cervantes

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. — Winston Churchill

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Publilius Syrus

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If I listen I have the advantage. If I speak, others have it. — Confucius

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Listening taught you how to speak. — Jeffrey Benjamin

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Though I sit down now, the time will come when you will hear me. — Benjamin Disraeli

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It is wise to listen, not to me but to the Word, and to confess that all things are one. — Heraclitus

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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. — Ernest Hemingway

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You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers. — Ross Perot

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Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

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These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them. — Rumi

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Closing your mouth is better than opening your ears. — Jeffrey Benjamin

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