A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.

Quote by Kenneth A Wells

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A good listener is a silent flatterer

A good listener is a silent flatterer

You seldom listen to me, and when you do you don't hear, and when you...

You seldom listen to me, and when you do you don't hear, and when you...

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted,...

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted,...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent...

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn...

No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn...

I would be willing to bet that if one day a woman walked barefoot to...

I would be willing to bet that if one day a woman walked barefoot to...

He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a...

He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a...

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than...

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than...

Some 'advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Some 'advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not...

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not...