Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 7, Pyramids (1989)

Dave — Fri, 08 May 2026 22:53:55 +0000

The role of listeners has never been fully appreciated. However, it is well known that most people don’t listen. They use the time when someone else is speaking to think of what they’re going to say next. True Listeners have always been revered among oral cultures, and prized for their rarity value; bards and poets are ten a cow, but a good Listener is hard to find, or at least hard to find twice.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 7, Pyramids (1989)
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Thoreau, Henry David -- A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Wednesday” (1849)

Dave — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:14:30 +0000

It takes two to speak the truth, — one to speak, and another to hear.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Wednesday” (1849)
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Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 7, Pyramids (1989)

Thoreau, Henry David -- A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Wednesday” (1849)