“We have two ears and one tongue so that we | The Foundation for a Better Life

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. —Diogenes of Sinope

“We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.”

Diogenes of Sinope Greek philosopher

Listening

Pass It On®

Pass It On®

share tweet pin share email print

Your Comments

Erika from New Jersey DECEMBER 29, 2016
Some do hear but not listen

Here are some other inspiring quotes you might like.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. #<Author:0x0000561d14691ae0>

DISCOVERY

Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights the way. #<Author:0x0000561d147e3dd0>

PASSION

It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. #<Author:0x0000561d1476b9c0>

GRATITUDE

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break. #<Author:0x0000561d148da9f0>

UNITY

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. #<Author:0x0000561d1486aa38>

FAMILY

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them. #<Author:0x0000561d14948c48>

COURTESY

Having somewhere to go is home, having someone to love is family, having both is blessing. #<Author:0x0000561d14922c00>

FAMILY

The most powerful, efficient energy source in the world is your own mind. Explore and discover that it can make creative fuel from anything. #<Author:0x0000561d149da210>

CREATIVITY

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. #<Author:0x0000561d149b2b70>

HARD WORK

Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs. #<Author:0x0000561d14a59fd8>

PERSISTENCE

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. #<Author:0x0000561d14a2b228>

VOLUNTEERING

She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. #<Author:0x0000561d149f32d8>

DETERMINATION

This above all-to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man. #<Author:0x0000561d14a884c8>

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. #<Author:0x0000561d14a6ab30>

SOUL

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. #<Author:0x00007f170da88588>

COURAGE

We are designed with a dreaming brain and a hopeful spirit; it is our nature to envision the life of our dreams. And while dreaming comes easy to us, we must never forget that it takes strength, dedication, and courageous action to bring that dream to life. #<Author:0x0000561d14ab3b50>

LIVE YOUR DREAMS

All Pass It On® Quotes