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
A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks. Oscar Wilde
We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation. Edmund Burke
The smith's dog sleeps at the noise of the hammer, and wakes at the grinding of teeth. Spanish Proverb
You can't blame the axe for the noise made by the chicken you are about to slaughter. Madagascan Proverb
The noise produced by frogs in the well can't stop an elephant from drinking. African Proverb