perception Quotes

Thinking is different from perceiving and is held to be in part imagination, in part judgment

Life in the true sense is perceiving or thinking.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of... ...

But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction.

Suppose, then, that all men were sick or deranged, save one or two of them who were healthy and of right mind. It would then be the latter two who would be thought to be sick and deranged and the... ...

If thinking is like perceiving, it must be either a process in which the soul is acted upon by what is capable of being thought, or a process different from but analogous to that. The thinking part of the soul... ...

The heart is the perfection of the whole organism. Therefore the principles of the power of perception and the souls ability to nourish itself must lie in the heart.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

Our opinions change when we are happy and friendly compared to when we are upset and hostile.

Our mind always thinks with images.