Do you agree with the philosophy that we have "two ears and one tongue" implying that "we should listen as twice as we speak?"

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Sanjay Agrawal

Spoken English, MBA, BBA, Career Counselling, Hindi Language tutor with 20 years of experience

I agree with the import of the axiom that "we have two ears and one tongue". More than listening, to my mind, it is the introspection over what we got to hear that is more important. We may use the tongue to issue a response; or we may prefer to keep quiet. Hope this helps.
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Spoken English, Communication Skills, Interview Skills, Marketing Trainer with 10 years experience

Yes I strongly agree
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Mentor

That is really good and we should pick it nicely but most of the problems happen because we listen less and assume that this will be the next statement and create an UN-necessary issue.
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Dedicated Tutor

According to me it can be interpreted as we should listen properly since we have got two ears, try to analyse what other person wants to say and then speak upto the mark without hurting the other person's feelings.
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A God Blessed Trainer

Yes it is definitely true that if you listen more than you speak you will be able to learn more and in the long run make a mark , as also put forward many a times in spiritual Books that LORD GANESHA have large ears so that can listen more and small mouth , a message to HUMANITY !!!!!!
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Tutor

Yes Absolutely.
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Tutor

Listening is more important than speaking. Only when we listen we will know what to speak.
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Philosophically, yes. Mathematically though, considering A hears 100 words and consequently speaks 50, B would be hearing 50 and speaking 25, and so on and so forth! Eventually, for all practical purposes, the world would be silent! Just saying! :P
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Soft skills Trainer cum IELTS Trainer , Competitive English Trainer

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less We can be quick to speak, yet forget the wisdom of listening for as long as we can to get the full picture about something.
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Yes, its absolutely true. That Judge is considered as a prudent judge who not only give judicial minded decisions but also who give patient hearing. The logic behind this is probably as much as you hear other not only enrich yourself by new concepts or ideas in the track or creative speaking but also...
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Yes, its absolutely true. That Judge is considered as a prudent judge who not only give judicial minded decisions but also who give patient hearing. The logic behind this is probably as much as you hear other not only enrich yourself by new concepts or ideas in the track or creative speaking but also it will help you understood the lacuna of the speaker and his expression errors which will immensely help you to stand your performance in front of a mirror and rectify your approach before commencement of the act. read less
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