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The following Native American Proverb states ''Listen, or thy tongue will make thee death.'' To restate this quote or proverb I can say that speaking without taking the time to listen can mentally make you deaf. For example, once while I was talking to my friend I daydreamed and then realized she had stopped talking so I said '' yeah okay'' and left it a that which was not an accurate answer. Because of that this is a very meaningful and succinct quote (proverb) for me. It really connects to me and helped me stay away from being mentally deaf. As far as being succinct it does say a lot in a few words which is great because it's simple to say, read ,and learn and since it's so simple to learn it's also simple to live by. Ultimately, this is

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