Zeno of Citium Quote

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

To a youth who was talking nonsense

Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers 'Zeno' ch. 7

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.