"We were not born to speak, but to listen. Think why we have one tongue but two ears."
Today's Question
Do you perceive 'silence' in a conversation as a void that must be awkwardly filled?
Why we have one tongue and two ears
Zeno, founder of Stoicism, emphasized listening over speaking, teaching that depth of thought is added in silence.
He scolded a talkative student to consider why Nature gave men two ears but only one tongue. It was a strict lesson to listen twice as much to grasp intention and add weight to one's own words.