--- title: "11 Turn Blind Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Turn Blind quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Turn Blind sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/saqib-saleem-5998_blind_we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-real_308895.jpg" --- > [We cannot stay enveloped in our own reality and turn a blind eye to the plight of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saqib-saleem/we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-reality-and-turn-a-blind-eye-to/) [Saqib Saleem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saqib-saleem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/saqib-saleem-5998_blind_we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-real_308895.jpg) > [Turn a blind eye. That is, after all, your talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kilgharrah/turn-a-blind-eye-that-is-after-all-your-talent/) [Kilgharrah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kilgharrah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/kilgharrah-35357_blind_turn-a-blind-eye-that-is-after-all-your_3210699.jpg) > [Some people turn to blind and feel jealous inside when they see your success and happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-people-turn-to-blind-and-feel-jealous-inside-when-they-see-your/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/anonymous-1_happiness_some-people-turn-to-blind-and-feel-jealo_2490810.jpg) > [Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-beckett/any-fool-can-turn-a-blind-eye-but-who-knows-what-the-ostrich-sees-in/) [Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/samuel-beckett-365_blind_any-fool-can-turn-a-blind-eye-but-who-kn_1668322.png) > [The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuel-jal/the-worst-people-on-earth-are-not-only-those-who-commit-evil-but/) [Emmanuel Jal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuel-jal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/emmanuel-jal-12766_african-american_the-worst-people-on-earth-are-not-only-t_490760.png) > [“Life has a way of filling up one's time with many different things to do. So much so that you turn a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/innocent-mwatsikesimbe/life-has-a-way-of-filling-up-one-s-time-with-many-different-things-to/) [Innocent Mwatsikesimbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/innocent-mwatsikesimbe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/innocent-mwatsikesimbe-19297_blind_life-has-a-way-of-filling-up-one-s-time_2842746.jpg) > [“If you turn a blind eye to the world now, history will turn a blind eye to you later. Ignoring an issue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-you-turn-a-blind-eye-to-the-world-now-history-will-turn-a-blind/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/stewart-stafford-3104_blind-eye_if-you-turn-a-blind-eye-to-the-world-now_2380982.jpg) > [I used to believe in one. Then came another. And another. And another, and another and another. I no longer believe. Now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unkown/i-used-to-believe-in-one-then-came-another-and-another-and-another/) [Unkown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unkown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/unkown-98_blind-eye_i-used-to-believe-in-one-then-came-anoth_1459576.jpg) > [“What’s so awful about this is that their decision to turn a blind eye in turn renders their bosses blind. How can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-s-so-awful-about-this-is-that-their-decision-to-turn-a-blind-eye/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/anonymous-1_blind-eye_what-s-so-awful-about-this-is-that-their_3116634.jpg) > [“Do you know what it’s like to be invisible? Do you know what it’s like to have the world turn its back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-darhower/do-you-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-invisible-do-you-know-what-it-s-like/) [J.M. Darhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-darhower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/j-m-darhower-1058_blind-eye_do-you-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-invisib_1705239.jpg) > [“If one knows what is good for another person who in turn is blind to it, then one must try to open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernhard-schlink/if-one-knows-what-is-good-for-another-person-who-in-turn-is-blind-to/) [Bernhard Schlink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernhard-schlink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/bernhard-schlink-3329_advice_if-one-knows-what-is-good-for-another-pe_1300625.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/turn-blind/#itemlist", "name": "Turn Blind Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We cannot stay enveloped in our own reality and turn a blind eye to the plight of others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saqib Saleem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saqib-saleem/we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-reality-and-turn-a-blind-eye-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/saqib-saleem-5998_blind_we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-real_308895.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/saqib-saleem-5998_blind_we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-real_308895.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/saqib-saleem-5998_blind_we-cannot-stay-enveloped-in-our-own-real_308895.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We cannot stay enveloped in our own reality and turn a blind eye to the plight of others.” — Saqib Saleem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Turn a blind eye. 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