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" A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird? "
The 101 Greatest Business Principles of All Time - Page 12
by Leslie Pockell, Adrienne Avila - 2007 - 128 pages
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You're Born an Original, Don't Die a Copy!

John Mason - 1993 - 132 pages
...hearing. Many a great idea has been quenched by wrong words. A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird? -Edward H. Richards EVERY TIME YOU SAY "GOD" YOU SAY "MIRACLE"....
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Social Skills in Interpersonal Communication

Owen Hargie, Christine Saunders, David Dickson - 1994 - 390 pages
...disclosures tend to be given only when a relationship has been firmly established, The wise old owl he sat on an oak The more he heard the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard Why can't we all be like that bird? In certain contexts the professional can be faced with an ethical...
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Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years

Harold George Koenig - 1994 - 594 pages
...Chapter 14 Meeting Psychological and Spiritual Needs A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we be like that wise old bird? -Edward Mersey Richards CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE There...
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Wheel of Wisdom: A Turtle and Hare Journey to Your Dream

Angela Clubb - 1984 - 146 pages
...unforgettable journey! The Turtle and the Hare A Fable Retold A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird? EDWARD MERSEY RICHARDS On a country road at midday, the hare...
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The Complete Book of Practical Proverbs and Wacky Wit

Vernon K. McLellan, Vernon McLellan - 1996 - 264 pages
...has the gift of gab doesn't know how to wrap it up. A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard; Why can't we all be like that bird? Obedience Obey me and live! Guard my words as your most precious...
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Book of Humorous Quotations

Connie Robertson - 1998 - 404 pages
...you can put off till tomorrow. 3476 Nothink for nothink 'ere, and precious little for sixpence. 3492 There was an old owl lived in an oak The more he heard,...The less he spoke, the more he heard O, if men were all like that wise bird! 3493 You pays your money and you takes your choice. 3494 I used your soap...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations

Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pages
...you can put off till tomorrow. 9298 Nothink for nothink 'ere, and precious little for sixpence. 9299 all like that wise bird! 9300 You pays your money and you takes your choice. 9301 I used your soap...
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Book of Humorous Quotations

Connie Robertson - 1998 - 404 pages
...you can put off till tomorrow. 3476 Nothink for nothink 'ere, and precious little for sixpence. 3492 There was an old owl lived in an oak The more he heard,...less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard 0, if men were all like that wise bird! 3493 You pays your money and you takes your choice. 3494 I...
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Creatures of Change: An Album of Ohio Animals

Carolyn V. Platt - 1998 - 296 pages
...magazine Punch published an anonymous verse which has been much quoted since: There was an old owl who lived in an oak, The more he heard, the less he spoke;...The less he spoke, the more he heard, O, if men were all like that wise bird! Owls often appear in children's books, including Edward Lear's delightful...
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The Magic Chest: Where You Are, where You've Been, where You're Going

Cornelia Hancu Eulert - 1998 - 164 pages
...there to remind us to do just that. 108 Drawer 6: Integration 109 The Magic Chest A wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he heard the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard. Why aren't we all like that wise old bird? Anonymous, Wise Old Owl (Fadiman, 1984, p. 5) DRAWER 6=...
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