Shiva Purana
न शृणोति परं श्रेयस्सति कर्णेऽपि सन्मुने ॥ न पश्यति परं श्रेयस्सति चक्षुषि तत्क्षमे ॥ ४२ ॥
O good sage, though he has ears man does not listen to what is beneficial to him. Even when he has competent eyes he does not see what is good.
english translation
na zRNoti paraM zreyassati karNe'pi sanmune ॥ na pazyati paraM zreyassati cakSuSi tatkSame ॥ 42 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript