“What does a mirror look at?”
Source: Chapterhouse: Dune
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Frank Herbert 158
American writer 1920–1986Related quotes
“Look in the mirror and one thing is sure: what we see is not who we are.”
Source: The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
“She looked in the mirror and thought today
'What happened to miss no-longer-afraid?”
Miss Independant
Lyrics, Thankful (2003)
Source: When Gravity Fails (1986), Chapter 2 (p. 13).
“A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.”
E 49
Variant translations of first portion: A book is a mirror: If an ape peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out. — this has actually been the most commonly cited form, but it is based on either a loose non-literal translation or a mistranslation of the German original: Ein Buch ist Spiegel, aus dem kein Apostel herausgucken kann, wenn ein Affe hineinguckt.
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook E (1775 - 1776)
Context: A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out. We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.