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The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. - Henri Louis Bergson The eye altering, alters all. - William Blake To go and see one druidical temple is only to see that it is nothing, for there is neither art nor power in it; and seeing one is quite enough. - Samuel Johnson (a/k/a Dr. Johnson) ("The Great Cham of Literature") What we see depends mainly on what we look for. - Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury One must look for one thing only, to find many. - Cesare Pavese It's quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes. [Fr., Il est tres simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.] - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Le Petit Prince Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. - James Stephens You can see farther in the dark than in the day. - Unknown
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