“Ich sage dir, mein Schatz, wenn meine Sinne gar nicht mehr halten wollen, so lindert all den Tumult der Anblick eines solchen Geschöpfs, das in glücklicher Gelassenheit den engen Kreis seines Daseins, hingeht, von einem Tage zum andern sich durchhilft, die Blätter abfallen sieht und nichts dabei denkt, als dass der Winter kommt” (S. 13)”
― The Sorrows of Young Werther
“Every person has a different view of another person’s image. That’s all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that’s who you are.”
– Steve Alford
“A work of art doesn’t exist outside the perception of the audience.”
– Abbas Kiarostami
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
– Robertson Davies
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”
– Lao Tzu
“Your perception of the world is not necessarily the same as what is actually occurring.”
– Peter Ralston
“Perception is real even when it is not reality.”
– Edward de Bono
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