Quotes About Perception

The reason I can point out a person's evil nature is because I have that same evil nature within me

What superficiality - and what stupidity - there is in trying to depict in a pretty manner things which one has thought pretty.

As the saying goes, pull in your belly and your rump sticks out—and it works the same way with self-respect too.

My wife] called, "Pochi, Pochi, your supper's ready," and laughed as she said, "You may have a personality disorder." A disgusting thought came to mind, "They say that the dog comes to resemble its owner.

Este anciano es un gran aficionado al sake. Un gran bebedor suele ser, en la mayoría de los hogares, un hombre solitario. Decidir si bebe porque es un solitario o si se ha vuelto solitario porque el resto de la familia le ha dado de lado por ser bebedor es tan difícil como dar una palmada y determinar cuál de las dos manos es la que ha sonado...

Different eye color, hair color—is that enough to arouse this much hostility?

Ahora, ahora, ahora. Cada "ahora" que señalo con el dedo se va volando lejos para dejar paso a un nuevo "ahora"."¡Vaya! ¿¡esto qué es!?", pensé mientras bajaba las escaleras del puente. Menuda idiotez. A lo mejor es que soy demasiado feliz.

I cannot love a woman without smothering her with commentary. Proof that if a man is dumb enough, he can do harm without lifting a finger

You may wish to give the name 'honesty' to what others would call dimwittedness, but leave it to such 'honest men' as yourselves to deceive the world with your fabulous dreams and superstitions.

En el fondo, nos hemos equivocado al prejuzgar que convertirse en un abuelito de trescientos años ha supuesto una desgracia para Urashima.

Ah, to be one of those crows, who know nothing of wealth and poverty!

La moral que nos inculcan en el instituto es muy distinta a la que rige en el mundo real.

Me había engañado pensando en que Shigeko era diferente, pero no. También ella era la vaca que da un latigazo fulminante e inesperado con la cola para matar a un tábano. Entonces supe que, a partir de ese momento, debería ser tímido incluso con aquella niña

As usual, the deed was less daunting than the thought of it.

In reality, killing time is only the name for another of the multifarious ways by which Time kills us.

There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried

Ensure customers know who you are and what you stand for by keeping your brand consistent across all touchpoints.

Everyone supposedly knows from this world what greatness is. However, not everybody realizes that we actually live in such a world.

Feeding yourself lies or half-truths will lead to the forming of a reality that doesn't actually exist past the confines of your psyche.

Lies are very hard to defend, especially when reality is so obvious

Real life can never have a written lie all over it.

Your improvement may bother people who are used to you existing below their level. They may openly campaign for you to get your life together, but they secretly relish their superiority over you.

Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I am beautiful because you love me?

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.