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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.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
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.
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.