Quotes About Observation

As William (anti-death) Gass observes in Habitations of the world , critics can try to erase or over-define the author into anonimity for all sorts of technical, political, and philosophical reasons, and this 'anonimity' may mean many things, but one thing which it cannot mean is that no one did it .

A dog, if you point at something, will look only at your finger.

You must not judge hastily or vulgarly of Snobs: to do so shows that you are yourself a Snob.

They talked about each others' houses, and characters, and families--just as the Joneses do about the Smiths.

His Scotch bear-leader, Mr Boswell, was a butt of the first quality.

To watch the behaviour of a fine lady to other and humbler women is a very good sport for a philosophical frequenter of Vanity Fair.

may form some picture of a mechanism which could be responsible for all the things he observes

he may never be quite sure his picture is the only one which could explain his observations

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.

I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.

So fair and foul a day I have not seen.

Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? Polonius: By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius: It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet: Or like a whale? Polonius: Very like a whale.

It is my lady. O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were! She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it. I am too bold. 'Tis not to me she speaks. Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return. What if her eyes were there, they in her head? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars

This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time, And, like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. This is a practise As full of labour as a wise man's art For folly that he wisely shows is fit; But wise men, folly-fall'n, quite taint their wit.

We two alone will sing like birds i' th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too— Who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out— And take upon 's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies.

No, Cassius; for the eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.

Shine out fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass.

for the eye sees not itself, but by reflection, by some other things.

My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently. HAMLET Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? POLONIUS By th'mass, and 'tis like a camel indeed. HAMLET Methinks it is like a weasel. POLONIUS It is backed like a weasel. HAMLET Or like a whale? POLONIUS Very like a whale. HAMLET Then I will come to my mother by and by. - They fool me to the top of my bent. - I will come by and by.

The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, And say what thou seest yond.

woah is me to have seen what i seen see what i see

O, woe is me, To have seen what I have seen, see what I see!

yet you see how this world goes. GLOS.: I see it feelingly.

But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.