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> [Hardly any one is able to see what is before him, just as it is in itself. He comes expecting one thing, he finds another thing, he sees through the veil of his preconception, he criticizes before he has apprehended,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/hardly-any-one-is-able-to-see-what-is-before-him-just-as-it-is-in/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

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## More by Arthur Symons

> [A place has almost the shyness of a person, with strangers; and its secret is not to be surprised by a too direct interrogation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/a-place-has-almost-the-shyness-of-a-person-with-strangers-and-its/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [My life is like a music-hall,Where, in the impotence of rage,Chained by enchantment to my stall,I see myself upon the stageDance to amuse a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/my-life-is-like-a-music-hall-where-in-the-impotence-of-rage-chained/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [The clamours of spring are the same old delicate noises, The earth renews its magical youth at a breath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/the-clamours-of-spring-are-the-same-old-delicate-noises-the-earth/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [Without charm there can be no fine literature, as there can be no perfect flower without fragrance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/without-charm-there-can-be-no-fine-literature-as-there-can-be-no/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [I know the woman has no soul, I know The woman has no possibilities Of soul or mind or heart, but merely is The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/i-know-the-woman-has-no-soul-i-know-the-woman-has-no-possibilities-of/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [God, like all highest things, Hides light in shade, And in the night his visitings To sleep and dreams are clearliest made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/god-like-all-highest-things-hides-light-in-shade-and-in-the-night-his/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [Leave words to them whom words, not doings, move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/leave-words-to-them-whom-words-not-doings-move/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/a-realist-in-venice-would-become-a-romantic-by-mere-faithfulness-to/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/the-english-mist-is-always-at-work-like-a-subtle-painter-and-london/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [I had my dreams of Venice, but nothing that I had dreamed was as impossible as what I found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/i-had-my-dreams-of-venice-but-nothing-that-i-had-dreamed-was-as/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [Hardly any one is able to see what is before him, just as it is in itself. He comes expecting one thing, he finds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/hardly-any-one-is-able-to-see-what-is-before-him-just-as-it-is-in/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [Sweet, can I sing you the song of your kisses? How soft is this one, how subtle this is, How fluttering swift as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/sweet-can-i-sing-you-the-song-of-your-kisses-how-soft-is-this-one-how/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [The mystic too full of God to speak intelligibly to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/the-mystic-too-full-of-god-to-speak-intelligibly-to-the-world/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [A place has almost a shyness of a person with strangers; its secret is not to be surprised by too direct interrogation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/a-place-has-almost-a-shyness-of-a-person-with-strangers-its-secret-is/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

> [My soul is like this cloudy, flaming opal ring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-symons/my-soul-is-like-this-cloudy-flaming-opal-ring/)

[Arthur Symons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-symons/)

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