Listening

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Hear the other side.

St. Augustine

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Topic

Tolerance Listening Goodwill

Author

St. Augustine

Source

On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Latin

Time

391 390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

St. Augustine of Hippo. De Duabus Animabus Contra Manichaeos. [Concerning Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans.] 391 AD.

You can't learn anything when you're talking. That's a fact of life. As long as you're talking, you're not listening.

Rocky Balboa

Creed

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Topic

Talking too much Listening

Speaker

Rocky Balboa

Actor

Sylvester Stallone

Source

Creed

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Creed. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/New Line Cinema/Chartoff-Winkler Productions, 2015.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Jesus

Matthew 11:15

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Topic

Listening

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 11:15).

When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him.

Sir Richard Steele

The Spectator

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Topic

Listening Conversation

Author

Sir Richard Steele

Source

The Spectator

Language

English

Time

1711 1710s 18th century

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Citation

Steele, Richard, Sir. The Spectator. 26 Apr. 1711.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Zeno

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Topic

Silence is golden Listening

Speaker

Zeno

Author

Diogenes Laërtius

Source

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

Genre

Biography

Language

Greek

Time

430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Zeno. Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius. c. 240 AD, bk. 7, ch. 1, sect. 23.

Current Citation

Zeno. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 7, ch. 1, sect. 23.

Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long.

Walker Evans

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Topic

Paying attention Shortness of life Observation Listening Seeking

Author

Walker Evans

Source

Many are Called

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Evans, Walker. Many are Called. Yale University Press, 2004, p. 197.