Ambrose Bierce Ears Quotations

NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.

Clarinet n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.

ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.

ASS, n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear.

LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.

Noise: a stench in the ear.