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Perception Quotes

"Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them."

"What we see depends mainly on what we look for"

"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world."

"As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed."

"Real magic lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

"There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see."

"Memory is a mirror that scandalously lies."

"Faith sees best in the dark."

"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment."

"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."

"We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves "

"I know what you're thinking"

"Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations."

"Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems"

"Sometimes what is right seems wrong, and what is wrong seems right"

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