Quote by Zeno

“Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as we speak.”

— Turkish proverb

“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”

— as quoted by Diogenes Laërtius Zeno of Citium

“Why do we have two ears and one mouth? In order to talk half as much as we listen.”

— Josip Novakovich

“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.”

— Diogenes Laertius

“You have two ears and one mouth. Repeat only half of what you hear.”

— Jack Heath

That's why we have 2 ears and 1 mouth. We ought to listen twice as much as we talk

— Meicee

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

— Epictetus

“It has been said that because we have been given two ears and only one mouth, we should listen twice as much as we…

— Michael Nir

If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.

— Mark Twain

“Don't just listen with your two ears only. Listen attentively. Listen with every fiber of your being!”

— Assegid Habtewold

“Listen, you've got two ears and one mouth, they've got the majority so shut up.”

— Paul Colman

... God gave you just one mouth but He gave you two ears, so you should listen twice as much as you speak

— Nick Vujicic