Quotes About Observation

One could never judge a man without seeing him close, for oneself.

As soon as you know a man to be blind, you imagine that you can see it from his back.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

I've studied men from my topsy-turvy Close, and I reckon, rather true. Some are fine fellows: some, right scurvy; Most, a dash between the two.

Men see what they expect to see.

Of course you know him. Everyone knows a pear-shaped man.

It's always a longer walk to the men's room, buckaroo.

And it is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely.

A man descending is propelled by inertia; the only initiative left him is whether or not he decides to enjoy the passing scene.

Experience is a poor guide to man, and is seldom followed. What really teaches a man is not experience, but observation.

When you have found out the prevailing passion of any man, remember never to trust him where that passion is concerned.

You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet." "Oh real funny. Tease the blind man." ~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115

You can find inspiration for man's behaviour wherever you look.

Most men have at least one redeeming feature. Finding one for Brother Rike requires a stretch. Is 'big' a redeeming feature?

It's hard to not like a man who not only notices the colors, but speaks them

We see the man when we look at the monkey; we see the monkey when we look at the man!

If you look at the monkeys, you can learn many things about the men; if you look at the men, you can learn many things about the madness!

Some men seem remarkable to the world in whom neither their wives nor their valets saw anything extraordinary. Few men have been admired by their servants.

After marriage, the other man's wife looks more beautiful.

You're a big one,[...] a tall drink of water, but I got to tell you, you don't look too bright. I got a son, stupid as a man who bought his stupid at a two-for-one sale, and you remind me of him.

By itself photography cannot deal with the unseen, the remote, the internal, the abstract, it does not speak of Man, only of a man ; not of Tree, only a tree.

If an invisible man catches on fire, can you see him burn?

Never put anything on paper, my boy, and never trust a man with a small black moustache.

It was one of the most disgusting spectacles I've ever seen-- this white-haired old man, who should have been thinking of the hereafter, standing there lying like an actor.