In all my years on the prowl, I never got over the thrill of hearing the first boom and seeing what it did to a massive block of steel.

Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear? [Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]

Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.

I couldn't hear anything because my ears had been blasted, ... I had temporary hearing loss. The tent was full of smoke and dust. Of course Jim was screaming in pain and bleeding. And I reached for my vest to throw over him to protect him from what else was going to happen.