"Alcmaeon was, says [J.] Wachtler, the first who attempted to explain the phenomenon of sound and our perception of it…"

"He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;— In short, there never was a better hearer."

"Your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come a…"

"Little pitchers have wide ears."

"Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?"

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

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

"Hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear."

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."

"All lies and jest, still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."