Blindness Quote by Seneca the Younger

Fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they themselves make in the world.

— Cormac McCarthy

The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes.

— James A. Michener

One of the most persistent misconceptions about blindness is that it is a curse from God for misdeeds perpetrated in a past life, which…

— Rosemary Mahoney

Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our dangers.

— Friedrich Schiller

We feared the heartlessness of human beings, all of whom are born blind, few of whom ever learn to see.

— Georgia O'Keeffe

The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

— Plato

There is indeed one element in human destiny that not blindness itself can controvert: whatever else we are intended to do, we are not…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

A new civilization is emerging in our lives, and blind men everywhere are trying to suppress it.

— Alvin Toffler

Blindness has not been for me a total misfortune; it should not be seen in a pathetic way. It should be seen as a…

— Jorge Luis Borges

Fear is the emotion that makes us blind.

— Stephen King

Men fear most what they cannot see.

— Liam Neeson