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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.