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    . . . there is no perfect knowledge which can be entitled ours, that is innate; none but what has been obtained from experience, or derived in some way from our senses.

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The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.

The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Senses Quotes,
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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.

by William M. Thackeray Found in: Senses Quotes,
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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it read more

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it had missed the point.

by Maria Callas Found in: Senses Quotes,
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I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.

I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.

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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.

by Grace Paley Found in: Senses Quotes,
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Develop a built-in bullshit detector.

Develop a built-in bullshit detector.

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Senses Quotes,
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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.

by Socrates Found in: Senses Quotes,
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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.

by Helen Keller Found in: Senses Quotes,
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Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

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