Hafez Quotes

Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one.

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• I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.

  

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• Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one.

  

  Hafez
  • Mean
  • Heaven
  • Two