Quote by Robertson Davies
The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. - Rober

The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. – Robertson Davies

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Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life. – Robertson Davies

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There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity. – Robertson Davies

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Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars. – Robertson Davies

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Ones eyes are what one is, ones mouth is what one becomes. – John Galsworthy

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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye. – Horace

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It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness. – John Milton

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It is we that are blind, not fortune. – Sir Thomas Browne

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