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Quotes about Eyes
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“The eye is easily frightened.”
“The eye is the jewel of the body.”
“It is we that are blind, not fortune.”
“Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.”
“Do everything as in the eye of another.”
“Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.”
“The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul.”
“It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears.”
“Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.”
“The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
“The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.”
“The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.”
“The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.”
“One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.”
“Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.”
“He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.”
“Eyes lie if you ever look into them for the character of the person.”
“Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not a fly.”
“Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.”
“It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.”
“An animal will always look for a person's intentions by looking them right in the eyes.”
“What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.”
“It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.”
“The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.”