“It is the way to educate your eyes, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop.”
Source: Tom Ang (2010), The Complete Photographer. p. 65
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“Perspective prys her once-weighty eyes and it gives you wings.”
Lyrics, Morning View (2001)

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“There are times when those eyes inside your brain stare back at you.”
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“I shouldn't have eavesdropped, but sometimes, that's the only way to find out the truth.”
Source: Handle with Care

“Don't go on staring at me like that, because you'll wear your eyes out.”
Ne me regardez plus comme ça, parce que vous allez vous user les yeux.
La Bête Humaine, Ch. 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=mqRKAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Ne+me+regardez+plus+comme+%C3%A7a+parce+que+vous+allez+vous+user+les+yeux%22&pg=PA158#v=onepage, (1890).
Source: La Bête humaine

Variant: You are educated when you have the ability to hear almost anything without losing your temper, or your self-confidence.