Eyes That See Quotes

• The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

  Robertson Davies

  Educational, Knowledge, Eye

  Robertson Davies (1952). “Tempest-tost”, Clarke Irwin

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• Eyes that look are common; eyes that see are rare.

  J. Oswald Sanders

  Eye, Looks, Common

  J. Oswald Sanders (2009). “Spiritual Discipleship: Principles of Following Christ for Every Believer”, p.103, Moody Publishers

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• Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Heart

  "The World As I See It (Letter to a Friend of Peace)". Book by Albert Einstein, 1949.

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  The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

  Marcel Proust

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

  John Lubbock

  Inspirational, Being Happy, Attitude

  Sir John Lubbock (1897). “The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In”, p.2, Library of Alexandria

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• Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Wisdom, Nature, Book

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2011). “Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.385, Penguin

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• There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Beauty, Broken Heart, Beautiful

  "The Defendant". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1901.

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• She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

  Joanne Harris

  Eye, Thoughtful, Looks

  Joanne Harris (2009). “The Girl with No Shadow: A Novel”, p.28, Harper Collins

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• The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

  Publilius Syrus

  Photography, Eye, Love Life

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• Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

  Carl Jung

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Letters”

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• I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.

  Pope John XXIII

  Inspirational, Marriage, Eye

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• My eyes make pictures when they are shut.

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Eye, Vision, Seeing

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1872). “Poetical Works of Samuel T. Coleridge”, p.134

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• Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Love, Best Friend, Friendship

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• The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Educational, Eye, Hands

  Benjamin Franklin (1855). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself ; to which is Added His Miscellaneous Essays”, p.332

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• Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

  Bob Marley

  Life, Music, Sadness

  Bob Marley (1998). “The Best of Bob Marley (Songbook)”, p.37, Hal Leonard Corporation

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• The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze.

  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

  Eye, Kissing, Soul

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• The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

  St. Jerome

  Cute, Love You, Heart

  "Saint Jerome Collection [5 Books]". Book by Saint Jerome, Aeterna Press, Letter LIV, 2016.

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• Vision is the Source and hope of life.  The greatest gift ever given to mankind is not the gift of sight, but the gift of vision.  Sight is a function of the eyes; vision is a function of the heart. ‘Eyes that look are common, but eyes that see are rare.’  Nothing noble or noteworthy on earth was ever done without vision.

  Myles Munroe

  Heart, Eye, Sight

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• The eyes that see the soul are different from the eyes that see the self. We see soul when we are in the mystery. We see self when we are in the events. The coach must have eyes for both.

  Julio Olalla

  Eye, Self, Soul

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• Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life.

  Thomas Merton

  Death, Wisdom, Heart

  Thomas Merton (1998). “The Seven Storey Mountain”, p.132, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there.

  Nhat Hanh

  Laughter, Struggle, Flower

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). “Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: 365 days of practical, powerful teaching s from the beloved Zen teacher”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

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• Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

  Saint Patrick

  Heart, Eye, Men

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• Me? What am I? Nothing. The legs on which dinner comes to the table, the arms by which cocktails enter the living room, the hands that drive cars. I am the eyes that see nothing, the ears that don't hear. I'm invisible too. They look and don't see me. When they move, I have to guess their direction and get myself out of the way.

  Shirley Ann Grau

  Moving, Eye, Hands

  Shirley Ann Grau (2012). “The Condor Passes”, p.7, Open Road Media

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• Because Christian morality leaves animals out of account, they are at once outlawed in philosophical morals; they are mere 'things,' mere means to any ends whatsoever. They can therefore be used for vivisection, hunting, coursing, bullfights, and horse racing, and can be whipped to death as they struggle along with heavy carts of stone. Shame on such a morality that is worthy of pariahs, and that fails to recognize the eternal essence that exists in every living thing, and shines forth with inscrutable significance from all eyes that see the sun!

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Christian, Horse, Struggle

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• Dear Lord, who made the face of me not all that I would have it be, not really homely, only plain, but strong and patient in the main. Yet one, a man apart, who found me fair and gave his heart. Now Lord, that I have grown more sage . . . into middle age. I only ask, as face grows lines of countenance, it be described as kind; that wrinkles by my eyes will show a little humor as I go; that I may view my humble scene with glance of one content, serene, through grateful, shining eyes that see the blessings you have given me.

  Ruth Perry

  Strong, Kindness, Grateful

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