Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.

Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.

Friends, Romans countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

Friends, Romans countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views read more

It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Within a bony labrinthean cave,
Reached by the pulse of the aerial wave,
This sibyl, sweet, and read more

Within a bony labrinthean cave,
Reached by the pulse of the aerial wave,
This sibyl, sweet, and Mystic Sense is found,
Muse, that presides o'er all the Powers of Sound.

They never would hear,
But turn the deaf ear,
As a matter they had no concern in.

They never would hear,
But turn the deaf ear,
As a matter they had no concern in.

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.

Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius,
Had you a healthful ear to hear of it.

Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius,
Had you a healthful ear to hear of it.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything read more

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.