The one who listens is the one who understands.

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense to everything.

Speak not, but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.

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

We doctors know a hopeless case if—listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.