Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Medical Doctor, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Personality Theorist
“Listen with ears of tolerance!
See through the eyes of compassion!
Speak with the language of love.”
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Iranian poet 1207–1273Related quotes
Marco Polo (1254–1324) Venetian explorer and merchant noted for travel to central and eastern Asia
Io parlo parlo ... ma chi m'ascolta ritiene solo le parole che aspetta. ... Chi comanda al racconto non è la voce: è l'orecchio.
Marco Polo to Kublai Khan, in Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities (1974), ch. 9
In fiction
“If listening was as important as speaking, you would have twice as many ears as mouths.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
Andre Norton (1912–2005) American writer of science fiction and fantasy
Source: Dragon Magic (1972), Chapter 3, “Sirrush-Lau” (p. 84)
“Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Source: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) Austrian-American composer
As quoted in an interview with José Rodriguez (c. 1936) in Schoenberg (1971) by Merle Armitage, p. 143
1930s
“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
Martin Buber book I and Thou
I and Thou (1923)