proverb · Words worth keeping
The more you listen, the more doubt you are able to acquire.
The more you listen, the more doubt you are able to acquire.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Listening more said to acquire more doubt links new information with questioning what seemed settled. The saying values an openness that may complicate understanding.
Example
A listener identifies a new uncertainty and looks for evidence that could clarify it.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
A useful reading distinguishes thoughtful uncertainty from assuming everything is unknowable. Different accounts can reveal gaps, but more exposure does not automatically improve judgment. Check support and relevance rather than collecting doubts without a way to evaluate them.
When to use it
Use it to connect listening with informed questions.
Keep in mind
No automatic improvement from more listening or universal impossibility of knowledge is established.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Mongolia
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- Mongolia