none so blind as those who won't see

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• there’s none so blind as those who will not see — Parallel to there’s none so deaf as those who will not hear. In both proverbs, will not has the force of ‘does not wish to’ or ‘refuses to’. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ix. K4 Who is so deafe, or so blynde, as is hee, That wilfully… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• there’s none so deaf as those who will not hear — Similar to there’s none so blind as those who will not see. Cf. mid 14th cent. Fr. il n’est si mavais sours que chuis ch’oër ne voeilt, there is no person so deaf as the one who does not wish to hear. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ix.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

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