Listening is more important than talking. If that were not true, God would not have given us two ears and only one mouth. Too many people think with their mouth instead of listening in order to absorb new ideas and possibilities. They argue instead of asking questions.

Keep your eyes and ears wide open - and your mouth closed, if you wish to acquire the habit of prompt decision. Those who talk too much do little else. If you talk more than you listen, you not only deprive yourself of many opportunities to accumulate useful knowledge, but you also disclose your plans and purposes to people who will take great delight in defeating you, because they envy you.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

If you talk more than you listen, you not only deprive yourself of many opportunities to accumulate useful knowledge, but you also disclose your PLANS and PURPOSES to people who will take great delight in defeating you, because they envy you.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

El asunto es muy sencillo: nadie aprende nada por escucharse a sí mismo hablar.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens. And I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

A lidé poslouchají, aby nemusili mluvit, nebo mluví, aby nemusili poslouchat;

I remembered that my father and mother had told me to speak less in such situations; the less you say, the more you'll likely hear.
That's the way you learn from others.

If you are in a place where you're more powerful than the people around you, listen as much as you talk. And if you're less powerful, talk as much as you listen, Gloria Steinem

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

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