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The principle to be kept in mind is to know what we see rather than to see what we know.

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I wish to guard the Principle of Vision from certain misconceptions which might arise on a simple statement of it. The principle insists on the artist assuring himself that he distinctly sees what he attempts to represent. What he sees, and how he represents it, depend on other principles. To make even this principle of Vision thoroughly intelligible in its application to all forms of Literature and Art, it must be considered in connection with the two other principles — Sincerity and Beauty, which are involved in all successful works.

Are you willing to see what you are seeing, and to know what you know?

What I want to do is see things for what they are, not how other people see them.

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It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

You must understand that seeing is believing, but also know that believing is seeing.

"For most of us, knowledge of our world comes largely through sight, yet we look about with such unseeing eyes that we are partially blind. One way to open your eyes to unnoticed beauty is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?

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