A person hears only what they understand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand. Bertrand Russell
For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. [It] has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty. John Cheever
An empty belly hears nobody. English Proverb
If a woman hears that something unusual is going on in heaven, she would find a ladder to go and look. Armenian Proverb
Anger hears no counsel. German Proverb