The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.
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Related The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and what it saw in a pla... JOHN RUSKIN The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and re... JOHN RUSKIN Hundreds can talk to one who can think; thousands can think to one who can see JOHN RUSKIN To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. JOHN RUSKIN One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way ... JONATHAN ANDERSON The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis. CRAIG GROESCHEL One way can be learned by starting to see the magic in everything. Sometimes it seems to be hiding b... JOSHUA KADISON The one who can see all the viewpoints of the world is a savior (tarantaranhaar – one who has atta... DADA BHAGWAN An artist is one who can see divinity in nudity! RAMANA PEMMARAJU I am a born antinomian. I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for laws. But while I see... OSCAR WILDE I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a l... LAURA DERN I think it's fact-finding at its best. We're able to show them essentially a model of what we're goi... MARSHALL COHEN As for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only... C.S. LEWIS I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rathe... FRANK GELETT BURGESS I never saw a Purple Cow; I never hope to See One; But I can Tell you, Anyhow, I'd rather See than B... FRANK GELETT BURGESS There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is prob... STEPHEN HAWKING It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a... ALEXANDRE DUMAS PèRE One way can be learned by starting to see the magic in everything. Sometimes it seems to be hid... JOSHUA KADISON A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterl... CHARLES KINGSLEY I wouldn't want to see people giving one company hundreds of thousands of books and thinking it does... ADRIAN LAING A Visionary is one who can see beyond Tomorrow. LORRIN L. LEE If you think the world is full of darkness, let us see your light. If you think the world is full of... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You realize the limits of your body. The thing you don't want to do is freak out and swim hard. At s... CAN OSTEN Kurtuluş Savaşı yılları... Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin kuruluşunda emeği geçen ama gölgede kal... CAN DüNDAR Divers have found there is no air left in the holds of the ship. That means sea water has filled the... CAN KARACA They must be all dead, if there is anybody else in those holds. CAN KARACA There is little hope to find them alive. CAN KARACA Bi sen eksiktin ayışığı Gümüş bir tüy dikmek için manzaraya! CAN YüCEL The worst mistake you can make with children is to talk to them in a condescending, patronising way ... MAGNUS SCHEVING Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for peopl... ALLEN GINSBERG I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent a... EMILY CARR I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is sile... EMILY CARR A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Ofte... GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring... CARL THEODOR DREYER It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY A Real True friend is one who only can see your cry in your smiley eyes..... PUSPANJALI KAR You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what... TSITSI DANGAREMBGA You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see wh... JOHN STEINBECK There is so much intolerance and so many people are dying because of race, religion and culture. Peo... LANCE TRUMBULL We want this to be one of the premier college events in the country. I think we're well on our way. ... JACK DAHM You can tell the state of civilization by the way people dress. If the people who fought two World W... DAPHNE GUINNESS The real thing about evil," said the Witch at the doorway, "isn't any of what you said. You figure o... GREGORY MAGUIRE I definitely think I'm one of those guys [who can play well at game time]. I've done it day in and d... JOEY GRAHAM Love is the expression of the one who loves, not of the one who is loved. Those who think they can l... SøREN KIERKEGAARD We see this as a platform whereby we can build much better consumer information. This is just one st... DR. JANET WOODCOCK This way, people can see every one of our spring flowers. BENNO DOBBE Poetry is the kind of thing you have to see from the corner of your eye. You can be too well prepare... WILLIAM STAFFORD A man does not have to show pride in his children by endless talk;
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BILL VEECK You work with some people, you see a spark in them and you can't help praising them. But everyon... RANI MUKERJI Why did we become blind, I don't know, perhaps one day we'll find out, Do you want me to tell you wh... JOSé SARAMAGO Many times we refer to people who express hate or behave in a barbaric, savage 'inhuman' way as 'ani... CHRISTINA ENGELA We can see nothing whatever of the soul unless it is visible in the expression of the countenance; o... G. C. (GEORG CHRISTOPH) LICHTENBERG Commemoration of John Mason Neale, Priest, Poet, 1866 I clearly recognize that all good is in God... CATHERINE OF GENOA I think film cannot only teleport you to places you don't know, but it can help you see people y... TAYLOR SHERIDAN Your education is one of the greatest treasures you can ever acquire and something no one can ever t... SUSAN C. YOUNG Think about our bodies. We're a chain of veins and organs and tehy're all interconnected. If somethi... KATIE KACVINSKY All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership... JOHN HAY All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership... BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I see a New York where there is no barrier to the God-given potential of every New Yorker. I see a N... CARL PALADINO People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always ... ALICE WALKER But to whom can one appeal when one does not even know where to find the judge? How can one ever hop... ANNA KAVAN He's one of the best swimmers that Prep has ever had or will see for the next 20 years. I have so mu... FRANK THOMSEN To see this place would truly be worth a trip to India in itself, and from the spirit of the religio... RUDOLF OTTO now he seems to think he can tell Renee what to do, what to wear, where to go and who to see. KENNY CHESNEY You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place... RENé DAUMAL No one else has access to the world you carry around within yourself; you are its custodian and entr... JOHN O'DONOHUE For most people, you think of a second, you think of one-Mississippi. But a lot can happen in one-Mi... GEOFF CHESTER You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's uniqu... DONALD O'CONNOR It is not worth singing for ourselves; it is nicer if two people sing together. Then more people: hu... ZOLT Within that tired body, lies a soul so persistent in love, repentant in serving others before yourse... KAREN A. BAQUIRAN I really think that this team, if we can acquire a couple of pieces next year and shore up the pitch... LLOYD MCCLENDON A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one w... BO BENNETT Now she fits in our media landscape, but one can clearly see that she doesn't feel comfortable. ULLA BOCK One of my greatest fears, and what might be one of the greatest obstacles to ending or putting a mas... CHRIS MARLOW The small are always dependent on the great; they are "small" precisely because they think they are ... MARTIN HEIDEGGER Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion so... OLIVIER THEYSKENS What you see is what I work with every day. It's neat to see that it can happen for one of the good ... BILL LITTLE Sorry, but all I can think about are those people who were stranded in the snow and had to eat one a... J. LYNN A lot of this is no surprise to anybody. But I think it's dramatic to see it all in one document, an... ED CAFASSO In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one... RICHARD M. NIXON I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant su... CHRISTIE BRINKLEY You can think something is one way all your life, and it turns out you're wrong, it can be something... LIANE MORIARTY Never ever underestimate any failure in this world.. They can do wonders that one can not even think... AMAN GOYAL To me, the remarkable thing is it's pretty much unanimous the way blind people have been perceiv... ROSEMARY MAHONEY I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. ... AL DAVIS “People who have nothing can see more clearly, than people who have everything.” JOHN ALEXANDER TRISTRAM I think the level of ambition of this piece is something that attracted all of us, ... doing somethi... CARLA GUGINO Life has a beauty, a beauty that allows you to believe, to believe not in religion but just as impor... PATRICK RUSSELL MILES I can't think of a single one of my plays that does not represent a coincidence between an exter... ATHOL FUGARD God does not lead all His servants by one road, nor in one way, nor at one time; for God is in all t... JOHN TAULER One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry. NATHALIE SARRAUTE There's something almost perfect in the ugly duckling syndrome. Because a sensitivity is tattooed on... STEPHANIE KLEIN
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