Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may
hear from others twice as much as we speak.

God gave man two ears and one tongue so we could listen twice as much as we talk.

We have two ears and one mouth-so that we can listen twice as much as we speak

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

Die Natur hat dem menschen eine Zunge, aber zwei Ohren gegeben, damit er doppelt so viel hört, wie er spricht.

If listening was as important as speaking, you would have twice as many ears as mouths.

You've got one mouth and two ears. There's a reason.

We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

We have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally.

We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears.

Listen to learned men, but do so only with one ear !... Let the other be always ready to receive the sweet accents of the voice of your heavenly Friend!