Eat what is cooked, listen to what is said.

Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey.

Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.

I don't eat sushi, but I eat cooked meat.

One must talk little and listen much

At the heart of good communication, is not the process of talking, but that of listening. The first step to improve your listening skills is to stop talking. It is very difficult to talk and listen at the same time.