You have a greater impact on others by the way you listen than by the way you talk.
-Anonymous

Explanation given by a pupil for not joining in discussion: "I think I'll learn more by listening. Anything I would say I already know."
-Quoted by the Christian Science Monitor

"Heart of a Wood"
If you stand very still in the heart of wood
You may hear many wonderful things,
A snap of a twig, the wind in the trees,
And the whirl of invisible wings
If you stand very still and stick to your faith
And wait for a small voice from within,
You'll be led down the highways and byways of life
In this mad world of chaos and din.
-Anonymous

Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter because nobody listens.
-Nick Diamos