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The source of genius is imagination alone, . . . the refinement of the senses that sees what others do read more
The source of genius is imagination alone, . . . the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.
They received the use of the five operations of the Lord and in
the sixth place he imparted them read more
They received the use of the five operations of the Lord and in
the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the
seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof.
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect read more
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said 'I hear music,' as though there's any other read more
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said 'I hear music,' as though there's any other way to take it in. 'You're not special. That's how I receive it too... I tried to taste it, but it did not work.'
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other read more
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.
I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.
I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot speak, than a heart that read more
I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot speak, than a heart that cannot love