Quotes about Perception
If you feel ugly you will experience shame. The two are bound together.
— Edward Welch
You believe lies about God. Guaranteed. You think he can't see all things; you think he doesn't care; you think that he reluctantly forgives; you think that he is far away; you think that he loves many people but not you. Don't assume that you know him. Read the Gospels.
— Edward Welch
Why do you think Adam and Eve were concerned about uncovered genitals, but not bare arms, legs, noses, or ears?
— Edward Welch
Who in your life is one step ahead of you in knowing people? What does that person do?
— Edward Welch
Refractions of divine goodness are best identified, praised, and enjoyed. If their appearance is episodic and brief, and even if they are contaminated with selfishness or pride, don't let the unattractive features of someone's life blind you to the good.
— Edward Welch
People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.
— Albert Camus
It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom.
— Albert Einstein
Why is it nobody understands me and everybody likes me?
— Albert Einstein
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
— Albert Einstein
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
— Albert Einstein
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
— Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
— Albert Einstein