Answers Quote by Alexander Graham Bell

One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind.

— Thomas Harris

To observe attentively is to remember distinctly.

— Edgar Allan Poe

The mind becomes accustomed to things by the habitual sight of them, and neither wonders nor inquires about the reasons for things it sees…

— Anonymous

“there is a difference between what the eyes “see” and what the mind “observes.” If your mind is “absent” when you perform an action,…

— Mike Byster

I'm sure a psychologist would see something highly significant in how absent-minded I am. I mean I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached…

— Alexei Sayle

Amusement to an observing mind is study.

— Benjamin Disraeli

No one … can entirely step out of his time, that despite his keenness of vision his thinking is in many ways bound to…

— Karen Horney

There is a lot of silence in watching somebody trying to remember things.

— David Shapiro

There are instances when we are like horses, we psychologists, and grow restless: we see our own shadow wavering up and down before us.…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

You can't observe as much if you're observed by others.

— Chevy Chase

Those who have no mental vigilance, Though they may hear the teachings, ponder them or meditate, With minds like water seeping from a leaking…

— Shantideva

He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed

— Anonymous