“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (1940) American writer
“5519. What the Eye sees not, the Heart rues not.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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Thomas Fuller (writer)420
British physician, preacher, and intellectual 1654–1734Related quotes
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Ist zwîvel herzen nâchgebûr,
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Bk. 1, st. 1, line 1; p. 15.
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Source: The Zahir
“What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.”
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Source: Diary of a Drug Fiend
“What the eye doesn’t see the heart doesn’t grieve over.”
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Source: All the Names (1997), p. 185
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“If what the eye sees does not rankle in the heart
Sweet is the flow of life in travel spent.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) Urdu-Persian poet
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Poetry, Couplets
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry book The Little Prince
Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
Variant translations: Here is my secret. It is very simple: one sees well only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.
The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.
Le Petit Prince (1943)