Quote by Thomas Hood
But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes

But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind? – Thomas Hood

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A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. – English Proverb

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My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness. – Helen Keller

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The world values the seer above all men, and has always done so. Nay, it values all men in proportion as they partake of the character of seers. You love them because you say, These things were not made, they were seen. – John Jay Chapman

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Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things. – Stevie Wonder

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