Quotes About Perception

The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist.

God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with.

Feelings, like waves, look more substantial than they are.

Philosophy says truth, literature shows truth.

Go back to Socrates: Know thyself. For Socrates, there are only two kinds of people: the wise, who know they are fools; and fools, who think they are wise. Similarly, for Christ and all the prophets, there are only two kinds of people: saints, who know they are sinners; and sinners, who think they are saints. Which are you?

Those who know, do not say; those who say, do not know.

Socrates: "Know thyself." For Socrates, there are only two kinds of people: the wise, who know they are fools; and fools, who think they are wise. Similarly, for Christ and all the prophets, there are only two kinds of people: saints, who know they are sinners; and sinners, who think they are saints.

As Buddha said, "All that we are is determined by our thoughts.

Expect the world to be Heaven, and it will feel like Hell. Expect it to be Purgatory, and it will feel like Heaven. The two most salient facts about Purgatory are pain and hope, suffering and meaning.

For he believed not only that there was all truth somewhere but also that there was some truth everywhere.

Angels just see it all at once; they see all the individual applications of the general principle in the general principle

It's the same world as ours but also a different world because no two people see it in exactly the same way.

It is often said that we live in a youth culture. It's a lie. We live in an old culture. We idolize youth because we are old. We are tired and bored. Ancient cultures respected the old because those cultures were young. They were not bored.

See C. S. Lewis' essay "Meditation in a Toolshed" for this crucial distinction.) The

Many people disbelieve in angels because they disbelieve in spirit. They believe only matter exists.

Socrates' point is that there are only two kinds of people in this world: the wise, who know they are fools, and fools, who think they are wise. Wisdom

wisdom, which is the habit of distinguishing appearance from reality.)

Markets look a lot less efficient from the banks of the Hudson than from the banks of the Charles.

Before we can progress in providing answers . . . we have to repent of our questions.

Byron had to blink a dozen times, each time hoping the dream would end. But the unreal was real.

She's hot and smart," Marco said. "So, you think she's hot, too?" Aly said. Daria turned to Marco with a smile. "Not hot. Is cool in the morning." I looked at the ground to avoid cracking up.

Honestly, I think that girl reads minds as a hobby.

Aly put hers on top of mine. "I feel it." I flinched, yanking my hand back. "What happened?" Aly said. "Nothing," I said. "You startled me." Aly narrowed her eyes at me. "You're turning red." "No, I'm not." I turned away. "You . . . said you felt something. What did you feel?" "Warmth," she said. I swallowed. "Warmth?

In general, if you polled all the doctors, I'd bet only a small percentage would turn out to be invested in medical stocks, and more would be invested in oil; and if you polled the shoe-store owners, more would be invested in aerospace than in shoes, while the aerospace engineers are more likely to dabble in shoe stocks. Why it is that stock certificates, like grasses, are always greener in somebody else's pasture I'm not sure.