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title: "17 Child Sees Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Child Sees quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Child Sees sayings and thoughts."
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> [“A child sees an obstacle, and his first thought is to run around it or knock it down. A lord must learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/a-child-sees-an-obstacle-and-his-first-thought-is-to-run-around-it-or/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [Every common miracle which the child sees with his own eyes makes of him for the moment another Newton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-mason/every-common-miracle-which-the-child-sees-with-his-own-eyes-makes-of/)

[Charlotte Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-mason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/charlotte-mason-9985_child_every-common-miracle-which-the-child-see_20008.jpg)

> [The only way to write a great book is to write it with the eyes of a child who sees things for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-bennett/the-only-way-to-write-a-great-book-is-to-write-it-with-the-eyes-of-a/)

[Arnold Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-bennett/)

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> [“Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn’t developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/only-a-child-sees-things-with-perfect-clarity-because-it-hasn-t/)

[Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/douglas-adams-122_children_only-a-child-sees-things-with-perfect-cl_2730378.png)

> [A child sees everything, looks straight at it, examines it, without any preconceived idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-schreiner/a-child-sees-everything-looks-straight-at-it-examines-it-without-any-2/)

[Olive Schreiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-schreiner/)

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> [The person who observes a clock, sees in it not only the pendulum swinging to and fro, and the dial-plate, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justus-von-liebig/the-person-who-observes-a-clock-sees-in-it-not-only-the-pendulum/)

[Justus von Liebig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justus-von-liebig/)

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> [A child sees everything, looks straight at it, examines it, without any preconceived idea; most people, after they are about eleven or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-schreiner/a-child-sees-everything-looks-straight-at-it-examines-it-without-any/)

[Olive Schreiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-schreiner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/olive-schreiner-10332_child_a-child-sees-everything-looks-straight-a_2180063.png)

> [“But - but - but!" said Dirk, thumping the table in frustration, "don't you understand that we need to be childish in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/but-but-but-said-dirk-thumping-the-table-in-frustration-don-t-you/)

[Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/)

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> [God sees you not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives for a brief season—He sees you as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/god-sees-you-not-only-as-a-mortal-being-on-a-small-planet-who-lives/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [“The though revives in him the oldest memory of his life. A child sees a door closing: without knowing who it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-makine/the-though-revives-in-him-the-oldest-memory-of-his-life-a-child-sees/)

[Andreï Makine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-makine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/andre-makine-22791_children_the-though-revives-in-him-the-oldest-mem_1312752.png)

> [The child often sees only what he already knows. He projects the whole of his verbal thought into things. He sees mountains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-piaget/the-child-often-sees-only-what-he-already-knows-he-projects-the-whole/)

[Jean Piaget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-piaget/)

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> [Don't you understand that we need to be childish in order to understand? Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/don-t-you-understand-that-we-need-to-be-childish-in-order-to/)

[Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/)

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> [“There is something the child sees that he does not see; something the child hears that he does not hear; and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/there-is-something-the-child-sees-that-he-does-not-see-something-the/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/friedrich-nietzsche-15_aging_there-is-something-the-child-sees-that-h_2547995.jpg)

> [A lot of times it's the child that sees something and not the grownup. I love that because, when readers get older,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/a-lot-of-times-it-s-the-child-that-sees-something-and-not-the-grownup/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/jan-brett-24061_appreciate_a-lot-of-times-it-s-the-child-that-sees_42529.jpg)

> [“It's funny to think that the wind has a shape but it does. It becomes visible every once in a while -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-clegg/it-s-funny-to-think-that-the-wind-has-a-shape-but-it-does-it-becomes/)

[Bill Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-clegg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/bill-clegg-75978_child-sees_it-s-funny-to-think-that-the-wind-has-a_2869827.jpg)

> [The photographer sees the world as a child sees the bits of glass in a kaleidoscope. If he has a camera with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-meadow-sutcliffe/the-photographer-sees-the-world-as-a-child-sees-the-bits-of-glass-in/)

[Francis Meadow Sutcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-meadow-sutcliffe/)

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> [When the child sees the parent looking for something, it is as natural for it also to look for the object and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/when-the-child-sees-the-parent-looking-for-something-it-is-as-natural/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/john-dewey-545_activity_when-the-child-sees-the-parent-looking-f_287794.png)

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