Sight Quotes

2271 Sight quotes by 1583 unique authors

In front of the model I work with the same will to reproduce truth as if I were making a portrait. I do not correct… — Auguste Rodin
Through the sharp air a flaky torrent flies, Mocks the slow sight, and hides the gloomy skies; The fleecy clouds their chilly bosoms bare, And… — George Crabbe
Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee. — Philip Massinger
This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the… — Ramana Maharshi
That is the road we all have to take - over the Bridge of Sight into eternity. — Soren Kierkegaard
An optical impression is produced on our organs of sight which makes us classify as light, half-tone or quartertone, the surfaces represented by colour sensations.… — Paul Cezanne
You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without… — Joshua Reynolds
The first sight of Degas' pictures was the turning point of my artistic life. — Mary Cassatt
With our short sight we affect to take a comprehensive view of eternity. Our horizon is the universe. — Paul Laurence Dunbar
I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne. — John Hay
How beautiful the water is! To me 'tis wondrous fair-- No spot can ever lonely be If water sparkle there; It hath a thousand tongues… — Elizabeth Oakes Smith
We must not run after it, but we must fit ourselves for the vision and then wait tranquilly for it, as the eye waits on… — Plotinus
When we talk about violence, we`re talking about the destruction of the human body, and I don`t lose sight of that. In general, my filmmaking… — David Cronenberg
Men love to trust God (as they profess) for what they have in their hands, in possession, or what lies in an easy view; place… — Owen Wilson
Set up your study or picture in an orderly fashion. This order should not cramp either the linearist or the colorist... Never lose sight of… — Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Sincere thought, real free thought, ready, in the name of superhuman authority or of humble common sense, to question the basis of what is officially… — Savitri Devi
Love rejoices in good wherever it finds it; envy is pained by good, and the sight of the happiness of others hurts the eyes and… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to jump… — Frans de Waal
Many great writers address audiences who do not exist; to address passionately and sometimes with very great wisdom people who do not exist has this… — Wyndham Lewis
The sight of a cage is only frightening to the bird that has once been caught. — Rachel Field
Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective. We learn to… — Joan D. Chittister
Optical units close to each other on a picture plane tend to be seen together and, consequently, one can stabilize them in coherent figures. — Gyorgy Kepes
A list of your own making is the most powerful list of all... The good stuff can be 'love at first sight' - in need… — Robert Genn
The Canadian painter A. Y. Jackson noted that 'failure of sight' was a tiresome problem. He meant we should be able to look at our… — Robert Genn
The grandest and simplest things contain worlds within worlds. Seeing them is a matter of the right point of view, and your painter's eye is… — Richard Schmid

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