Quotes about Perception
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
— St. Augustine
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
— St. Augustine
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
It is commonly said: What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?
— St Bonaventure
What we are looking for is what is looking.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Men think it lacking in humility and suppose that it is trying to teach those from whom it should learn, especially if the person in question is a woman.
— Teresa of Avila
The light of faith makes us see what we believe.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
— Tertullian
Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.
— Aristotle
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
— Pablo Picasso
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
— Tertullian