Quotes about Perception

Jesus is telling the Pharisees that the kingdom is right there for them to see, but they do not see it. He is saying that because the King is here, there are visible signs of his rule. What

for a Christian whose hope is in an invisible God, seeing the unseen is essential. 24

Our personal transformation must be worked out within the family of God. The gospel is not only more clearly perceived and experienced within community; it is the basis for the community!

An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

The great things of life are what they seem to be, and for that reason, strange as it may sound to you, are often difficult to interpret. But the little things of life are symbols. We receive our bitter lessons most easily through them.

I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.

I suppose in about fortnight we shall be told that he has been seen in San Francisco. It is an odd thing, but everyone who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco. It must be a delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world.