One who cares is one who listens. – J. Richard Clarke

If animals could talk, the world would lose its best listeners. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets it. – Edmond de Goncourt

“Silent” and “listen” are spelled with the same letters. – Author Unknown