The power to do so increases our self-respect, our self-confidence.
No man knows what he really possesses until he makes his best effort to express to others what is in him.

Then the avenues of the mind fly open, the faculties are on the alert.

Every good converser has felt a power come to him from the listener which he never felt before, and which often stimulates and inspires to fresh endeavor.

The mingling of thought with thought, the contact of mind with mind, develops new powers, as the mixing of two chemicals often produces a new third substance.
To converse well one must listen well also--hold oneself in a receptive attitude.
We are not only poor conversationalists, but we are poor listeners as well.

We are too impatient to listen.