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Note: Throughout history the rich, famous and wise have said things that have been recorded in the form of quote. It is the study of these quotes that give insight into life.
Foresight and Vision
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~ Matsuo Basho
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. ~ Ruth Benedict
At any given moment, I open my eyes and exist. ~ Ugo Betti
A visionary is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." ~ Anais Nin
Seeing is not always believing. ~ Rod Serling
When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger. ~ Confucius
Whatever is going on is just a reflection of ourselves back to us, so that we can see ourselves more clearly. ~ Arnold Datent
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. ~ Jonathan Swift
Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed. ~ Blaise Pascal
He burned his house down for the fire insurance and spent the proceeds on a telescope. Robert Frost
You canít see the world through a mirror. ~ Avril Lavigne
Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision. ~ Stevie Wonder
It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born. ~ James Augustine
I'm a peripheral visionary. ~ Steven Wright
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ~ John Lubbock
Foresight and Vision
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~ Matsuo Basho