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"The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised."
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"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are."

"What you need and what you want aren't the same things."

"It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light."

"In every bad situation we have to see Satan's motives behind a person's actions."

"There's none so blind as they that won't see."

"Look around and you will see what others are not seeing."

"You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes."

"It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?"

"Your Misunderstanding creates your Understanding!"
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