Epictetus Quotes about Communication

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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.

Epictetus

Kindness, Communication, Compassion

"The Golden Sayings of Epictetus" by Epictetus, translated by Hastings Crossley, Vol. II, Part 2, The Harvard Classics. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1909.

And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when occasion requires you to talk, talk, indeed, but about no ordinary topics. Do not talk about gladiators, or horseraces, or athletes, or things to eat or drink - topics that arise on all occasions; but above all, do not talk about people, either blaming, or praising, or comparing them.

Epictetus

Communication, Athlete, People

Epictetus (1925). “The Discourses as reported by Arrian: the Manual, and fragments”