Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

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.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.

A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.

I was all ear,
And took in strains that might create a soul
Under the ribs of read more

I was all ear,
And took in strains that might create a soul
Under the ribs of death.

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

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.