Zeno of Citium (reported by Diogenes Laertius)

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• Zeno of Citium (reported by Diogenes Laertius) · Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers VII.23

  Two ears and one tongue for listening

  Zeno of Citium remarked that we have two ears and one tongue because nature intended us to listen twice as much as we talk.

  PrincipleDaily conduct and kindnessConflict with difficult people

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