Quotes about Perception

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmost care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.

[Silence] is when we hear inwardly, sound when we hear outwardly.

Most things disappoint till you look deeper.

We give our mistakes too much power. Instead, see a mistake for what it is. It is not the real you… You are more valuable than the opinion others have of you.

Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything.

Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is seen in me.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

The more you immerse yourself in the story of God's light in this life, the more likely you are to see it again on the other side.

The chief problem with television is that, for those who watch it consistently, it undermines and eventually destroys the ability to think. This is because it communicates primarily images, not by words, and words are necessary if we are to perceive logical connections and make judgments as to what is right and wrong.