Standing up and speaking is usually a reaction triggered by something else, and I'd say listening is implied. Sitting down and doing nothing, instead...well, I'd say it's the antithesis of courage. But of course, I suppose it depends on the situation. The line between courage and utter stupidity is sometimes quite a thin one.

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? --Woody Allen

Yes I believe it does, sometimes we don't always want to listen, especially if we don't like what we are hearing. And I would say too, that it depends on the circumstances.

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE WITHOUT PRAYER IS LIKE COMPUTER HARDWARE WITHOUT THE SOFTWARE!!!!!

Listening is an art that not everyone has. It takes more courage to just sit still and listen then to speak.

"Once you accept all your responsibilities in its totality,
you become mature.
You stop throwing tantrums and
you stop seeking messiahs.
Then there is no need for any Jesus to save you.
Nor can any Jesus save you -
he was exploiting your situation." --- Osho

I'd say so Ghandi got whit he winted aifter passive resistance ..but look at Tibet, the monks are forbidden by Buddhism from fightin an the chinese have bullied them for years because ae it..
sometimes you need ae sit n listen then fight.

I think it takes a different kinda courage to stand up n speak than to sit down n listen

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'