Have you ever wondered 

why we have two ears —

they’re very nice,

one on each side —

but why do we have

only one mouth?

I asked a man called

Epictetus who said:

“We have two ears 

so we can listen 

twice as much as 

we speak.”

Now, I wonder what he meant by that?

Teacher’s note: Epictetus was one of the great Stoic philosophers. This quote could stimulate a class discussion.

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