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 Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be 
silent, that you may hear.  
 Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be 
silent, that you may hear. 
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
 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. 
Everyone hears only what he understands.
Everyone hears only what he understands.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
 He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;--
 In short, there never was a better hearer.  
 He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;--
 In short, there never was a better hearer. 
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.