“Poets are damned but they are not blind, they see with the eyes of angels.”
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William Carlos Williams 83
American poet 1883–1963Related quotes

short quotes, 31 October 1966; p. 58
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)

At the battle of Copenhagen, Ignoring Admiral Parker's signal to retreat, holding his telescope up to his blind eye, and proceeding to victory against the Danish fleet. (2 April 1801); as quoted in Life of Nelson, Ch. 7
1800s
Context: To leave off action"? Well, damn me if I do! You know, Foley, I have only one eye,— I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!

“There are none so blind as those who see angels…None so deaf as those who hear gods.”
Source: Only Begotten Daughter (1990), Chapter 17 (p. 288)
“All kings are blind. The good ones see this and use more than their eyes to lead.”
Source: Lover Avenged

Our brain functions as a highly creative ‘camera obscura’ – the forerunner of the modern photographic camera, named from the Latin for dark room.
Amazing Visual Illusions: Trick Your Mind and Feast Your Eyes (2011).