Quotes About Observation

Recuerda el proverbio: "Una señal es suficiente para el vigilante, pero miles de consejos no son suficientes para el negligente.

IMPRESIONES El tiempo trajo mil Impresiones. Ni una de ellas hube visto en el espejo de la imaginación.

El tazón está más caliente que la sopa.

Muéstrale a un hombre demasiados huesos de camello, o muéstraselos demasiado a menudo, y no será capaz de reconocer a un camello cuando se cruce con uno vivo.

Counsels of Bahaudin You want to be filled. But something which is full has first to be emptied. Empty yourself so that you will fill properly, by observing these counsels, which you can do as duties to yourself: First Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion.

Sufi says: 'The moth, if it could think, might well believe that the candle flame is desirable because it seems to represent perfection. The flame is the product of the wax, the wick and the spark which kindles. Is the human moth seeking the flame or the spark itself? Observe the moth. His destiny, to be destroyed by the flame, is visible to you and hidden to him' (Tongue of the Dumb, quoting Paiseem).

Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?

Sherlock Holmes and his trusty associate Watson were on a camping trip. They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up and tell me what you see." "Well, I see thousands of stars," he replied. "And what does that tell you?" asked Holmes. "I guess it means we're going to have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you?" "To me, it means that someone has stolen our tent.

To see truth as truth, we don't need a lot of study. It's not complicated. What we need is pure observation. An open mind and fresh eyes will serve us well.

Given that you desire to change things in your life much bigger than particles, how long do you maintain your observation and how much mental power do you invest in observing those things?

Scientists study only those aspects of the universe that it is within their gift to study: what is observable; what is measurable and amenable to statistical analysis; and, indeed, what they can afford to study within the means and time available. Science thus emerges as a giant tautology, a "closed system". It can present us with robust answers only because its practitioners take very great care to tailor the questions.

I've always believed that a writer has got to remain an outsider.

One of man's deepest habits is keeping alert for dangers and difficulties, refusing to allow himself to explore his own mind because he daren't take his eyes off the world around him.

Margaret is the most beautiful woman I've laid eyes on. The men in this county must be crazy not to see that.

It hasn't been easy to listen to the conversations at the table. Even without anyone expecting me to say anything. It hasn't been easy to sit there watching other people's lives go on. I

As a man, I instantly became aware of the gold in her hair, her height measured against mine, and how easily she'd fit in my arms. ~Ren

You were listening at the door, Gigi!" "No, Grandmamma." "Yes, you had your ear to the keyhole. You must never listen at key-holes. You don't hear properly and so you get things all wrong.

Gorman had spent hours looking at them over time through the rifle scope that he carried with him to enhance his already superb eyesight.

the object again lifted off the ground and glided smoothly away in total silence. Again they tried to gain ground, but each time the object repeated the frustrating maneuver. It was clearly watching and reacting to them, trying to keep them at arm's length. Beneath his nervousness, Tom felt a spark of outrage. Who the hell do they think they are? he thought angrily.

If you want to see what this nation is all about, you have to ride the rails. Look outside as you speed through, and you'll find the true face of America. It was a joke, then, from the start. There was only darkness outside the windows on her journeys, and only ever would be darkness.

Even Time kneels before the mightiness of Perception.

Looking up at the worlds beyond our own will always be my favourite hobby.

There's a difference between visiting a place and experiencing a place.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.