Quotes About Perspective

Those who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding.

It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.

The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams, than the imagination awake.

Noi tutti siamo esiliati entro lo cornici di uno strano quadro. Chi sa questo, viva da grande, Gli altri sono insetti.

The eye which turns from a white object in the light of the sun and goes into a less fully lighted place will see everything as dark.

Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.

The greatest deception which men incur proceeds from their opinions.

Quelli che s'innamorano della pratica senza la scienza, sono come i nocchieri che entrano in naviglio senza timone o bussola, che mai hanno certezza dove si vadano. Sempre la pratica dev'essere edificata sopra la buona teorica, della quale la prospettiva è guida e porta, e senza questa nulla si fa bene.

The greatest deception men [and women] suffer is from their own OPINION.

una volta che avrete imparato a volare, camminerete sulla terra guardando il cielo perché è là che siete stati ed è là che vorrete tornare...

Once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up.

It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions and feelings of men for what they are. But he still has the hope of replacing his old illusions with others, just as fleeting, but also just as sweet.

True, we might never have arrived, but the fact is we did. If only people thought a little more about it, they would see that life is not worth worrying about so much.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.

Scully could see that Mulder might be a nice guy. Well-meaning. Talented. With his heart in the right place. But his head was definitely screwed on wrong.

There's a reason God gave us eyes in front of our head and not in the back...so we can always look ahead.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you wished to be loved doesn't mean that they don't love you with all that they've got.

Never underestimate the power of fiction to tell the truth.

Strength, like height, is measured by who you're standing next to.

But dwelling on the past is like scribbling storm clouds on a perfectly sunny picture. There's no need and no point because everything is different now. I'm a different person, better and luckier. I need to enjoy it while I can—for this whole entire summer—because that's what I wished for: to start the summer over as Katie. And here I am. It's happening and it will continue to happen. It's got to.

The only limitations you have are the ones that you accept.

There are some things about God that, were I to stop believing them, my world would change color, my hope would turn sour, and the meaning of my life would be yanked inside out.

Behind me, I heard a young woman of 25 say, If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college. Now, I'm gonna repeat that, because it bears repeating. If it weren't for my horse... as in, giddyup, giddyup, let's go — I wouldn't have spent that year in college, which is a degree-granting institution. Don't think about that too long, or BLOOD will shoot out your NOSE!

I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.