Sayings about Ears and Listening
Give your ears to words but do not give your words to ears. ~ Hindustani Proverb
You have two ears, but you never hear words twice. ~ Surinamese Proverb
Never listen to these three advisers: wine, the night, and love. ~ German Proverbs
Listening to good advice is the way to wealth. ~ Iranian Proverb
A woman listens only to the advice of a fool. ~ African Proverb
Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak. ~ Turkish Proverb
If you can’t get people to listen to you any other way, tell them it’s confidential. ~ Traditional Proverb
One eye is a better witness than two ears. ~ Danish Proverb
Eyes trust themselves, ears trust others. ~ German Proverb
The more you listen the more you give yourself room for doubt. ~ Mongolian Proverbs
Bushes have ears, walls have eyes. ~ Jamaican Proverbs
Day has its eyes, night has its ears. ~ Japanese Proverb
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention. ~ French Proverb
When the ear does not hear the eye will see better. ~ Guyanese Proverb
What is told in the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away. ~ Chinese Proverbs
The back has to pay for what the ears didn’t hear. ~ Finnish Proverb
Pray for revenge, and God will turn a deaf ear. ~ Russian Proverb
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue; to the end we should hear and see more than we speak. ~ Greek Proverb
Money has no ears but it hears; no legs but it walks. ~ Japanese Proverb
Even the sharpest ear cannot hear an ant singing. ~ Sudanese Proverb
Each mind is pressed, and open every ear, to hear new tidings, though they no way joy us. ~ Edward Fairfax
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ~ Bible
A man has two ears and one mouth that he hear much and speak little. ~ German Proverb
A healthy ear can stand hearing sick words. ~ Senegalese Proverb
A prince without ears to listen has no head to govern. ~ German Proverb
Even flies have ears. ~ Tanzanian Proverb
It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~ German Proverb
When the government has no ears to listen with, then she has no head for governing. ~ Danish Proverb
Walls have ears. ~ Hebrew Proverb
A man with two ears can be supported by two words. ~ Egyptian Proverb
He promised me earrings, but then only pierced my ears. ~ Arabian Proverb
Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~ Fijian Proverbs
A good orator makes us see with our ears. ~ Arabian Proverbs
Walls have mice and mice have ears. ~ Iranian Proverb
An empty stomach will not listen to anything. ~ Spanish Proverb
Woods have ears and fields have eyes. ~ Dutch Proverb
Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf. ~ Native American Proverb
Listen with both ears, but speak with only one tongue. ~ Turkish Proverb
Dogs that always fight always have bleeding ears. ~ French Proverb
A powerful man has big ears. ~ Japanese Proverb
Ears do not grow higher than the head. ~ Russian Proverb
Even the night has ears. ~ Tanzanian Proverb
Do not buy with your ears but with your eyes. ~ Czech Proverbs
Truth is for the ears what smoke is for the eyes and vinegar for the tongue. ~ German Proverb
No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. ~ Jewish Proverbs
Conversation is the food of the ears. ~ Trinidadian Proverb
All men have three ears, one on the left of his head, one on the right and one in his heart. ~ Armenian Proverbs
Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said. ~ Russian Proverb
It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason. ~ Kurdish Proverbs
Listen with one ear; be suspicious with the other. ~ Laotian Proverb
Ears have no covers. ~ Creole Proverb
Believe your servants but do not listen to them. ~ Chinese Proverb
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. ~ Greek Proverb
Fields have eyes and woods have ears. ~ French Proverb
Pull someone by the ears and his head will follow. ~ Indian Proverb
Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation. ~ Chinese Proverb
Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor, they also shall cry themselves, but not be heard. ~ The Holy Bible
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~ Chinese Proverb
Walls have ears, bottles have mouths. ~ Japanese Proverb
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears. ~ Dutch Proverb
The earth has ears, the wind has a voice. ~ Turkish Proverb
He who listens to a proposition is already half sold. ~ German Proverbs
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~ German Proverb
When a woman talks to you, smile but do not listen. ~ Chinese Proverb
Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower. ~ Russian Proverb
Too many words blacken your ears. ~ Burundi Proverb
Listeners never hear good of themselves. ~ Traditional Proverb
With one ear he hears, and with the other he dismisses. ~ Iranian Proverb
When you go to a donkey’s house, don’t talk about ears. ~ Jamaican Proverb
The ears do not lose their interest. ~ Namibian Proverb
Kings have many ears and eyes. ~ Traditional Proverb
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~ Irish Proverb
Ears are usually uninvited guests. ~ African Proverb
By slitting the ears and cutting the tail, a dog is still a dog, not a horse, not an ass. ~ Sanskrit Proverb
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance. ~ Italian Proverb
Quotations
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear. ~ Harvey MacKay
One ear it heard, at the other out it went. ~ Geoffrey Chaucer
The ear in man and beast is an evidence of blood and high breeding. ~ Nathaniel Parker Willis
Make not my, ear a stranger to thy thoughts. ~ Joseph Addison
Little pitchers have wide ears. ~ George Herbert
I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes. ~ Sir Richard Steele
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Eyes and ears, two traded pilots ‘twixt the dangerous shores of will and judgment. ~ William Shakespeare
