Perceiving Quotes

“Seeing is the property of our eyes. But we also use this word in other senses, when we apply the power of vision to knowledge generally. We do not say 'Hear how that flashes', or 'Smell how bright that is', or 'Taste how that shines' or 'Touch how that gleams'. Of all these things we say 'see'. But we say not only 'See how that light shines', which only the eyes can perceive, but also 'See how that sounds, see what smells, see what tastes, see how hard that is'. So the general experience of the senses is the lust, as scripture says, of the eyes, because seeing is a function in which eyes hold the first place but other senses claim the word for themselves by analogy when they are exploring any department of knowledge.”
― Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

“I am a woman
The way you perceive me, a reflection you shall see;
If you love and admire me, I shall be a gentle breeze,
If you downcast me, I shall rise like a phoenix!”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra, misty moments

“It is this type more than any others whose style it is to stand by another person (or plant or animal), with no intention to influence it, criticize it, or change it-perhaps not even to interact with it-only to be in its presence.”
― Otto Kroeger, Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job

“Anything, seen without prejudice, is enormous.”
― Mervyn Peake, The Craft of the Lead Pencil

“Life really is a wonderful journey, whenever perceiving everything positively.”
― Steven Redhead, Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind

“Life really is a wonderful journey, irrespective of what happens, by perceiving everything positively.”
― Steven Redhead, Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind

“A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all.”
― Eraldo Banovac

“Trying listening with more than just your ears.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Spiritual sensitivity is not a form of sickness. It is a state where one‘ s spiritual antenna becomes so hyperactive that it malfunctions and tunes into everything.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Sips And Little Portions