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Perception19 quotes
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery · 1943Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees. — Paul Valery · 1936Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. — Acts 9:18 · 62Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. — Jonathan Swift · 1745The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart. — Helen Keller · 1891All 19 quotes →Observation5 quotes
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882Shut your eyes and see. — James Joyce · 1922Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000You see things and you understand. You're a wallflower. — Patrick · 2012Appearance vs. reality2 quotes
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake · 1793Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things are either what they appear to be; or they are neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task. — Epictetus · 108Color2 quotes
Color is the place where our brain meets the universe. — Paul CezanneLearning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanThe heart2 quotes
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery · 1943The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart. — Helen Keller · 1891Vision2 quotes
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. — Jonathan Swift · 1745Beauty1 quote
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Cognitive biases1 quote
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1851Creation1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Finding beauty1 quote
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Illusions1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanImagination1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Introverts1 quote
You see things and you understand. You're a wallflower. — Patrick · 2012Light1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanLight and color1 quote
Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind. — Tacita DeanMemory1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Myopia1 quote
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1851Names1 quote
Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees. — Paul Valery · 1936Nature of reality1 quote
What do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? — George Berkeley · 1710New perspective1 quote
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. — Acts 9:18 · 62Originality1 quote
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882Parochialism1 quote
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1851Paying attention1 quote
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Perception vs. reality1 quote
The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life seems to arise from overrating the difference between one permanent situation and another. Avarice overrates the difference between poverty and riches: ambition, that between a private and a public station: vainglory, that between obscurity and extensive reputation. The person under the influence of any of those extravagant passions is not only miserable in his actual situation, but is often disposed to disturb the peace of society, in order to arrive at that which he so foolishly admires. — Adam Smith · 1759Perspective1 quote
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1851Reading1 quote
Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe. — Lex Luthor · 1978Reason and emotion1 quote
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery · 1943Seeing1 quote
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. — Acts 9:18 · 62The infinite1 quote
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake · 1793Things not seen1 quote
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart. — Helen Keller · 1891