#observation

Men are fickle creatures, capable of kindness and compassion yet fascinated by the basest atrocities. ↗

— Brian Rathbone

#humanity #nature-of-man #observation #men

What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them? ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#observation #resignation #wisdom #inspirational

For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#balanced #based #countries #each #expansion

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors. ↗

— Robert Delaunay

#great #importance #me #movement #observation

He grows daily more capable of following any inspiration without technical effort, and also of letting inspiration come to him through meticulous observation. ↗

— Eugen Herrigel

#any #capable #come #daily #effort

We learn this by the precepts that Jesus left. He observed that the people were looking outward, and assured them that the kingdom of God cometh not with outward observation; and for this reason, that it was only to be known in man. ↗

— Elias Hicks

#cometh #god #jesus #kingdom #known

By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth. ↗

— Yukio Mishima

#astronomical #become #entire #flower #foundation

One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy. ↗

— Willard Van Orman Quine

#book #closed #fancy #flight #man

Theories crumble, but good observations never fade. ↗

— Harlow Shapley

#fade #good #never #observations #theories

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best ↗

— Otto von Bismarck

#elections #government #political-science #politics-observation #politics-science