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The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Robertson Davies
Educational, Knowledge, Eye
Robertson Davies (1952). “Tempest-tost”, Clarke Irwin

Oho, now I know what you are. You are an advocate of Useful Knowledge.... Well, allow me to introduce myself to you as an advocate of Ornamental Knowledge. You like the mind to be a neat machine, equipped to work efficiently, if narrowly, and with no extra bits or useless parts. I like the mind to be a dustbin of scraps of brilliant fabric, odd gems, worthless but fascinating curiosities, tinsel, quaint bits of carving, and a reasonable amount of healthy dirt. Shake the machine and it goes out of order; shake the dustbin and it adjusts itself beautifully to its new position.

Robertson Davies
Knowledge, Order, Healthy
Robertson Davies (1952). “Tempest-tost”, Clarke Irwin

They're all so highly educated, you know. Education is a great shield against experience. It offers so much, ready-made and all from the best shops, that there's a temptation to miss your own life in pursuing the lives of your betters. It makes you wise in some ways, but it can make you a blindfolded fool in others.

Robertson Davies
Wise, Knowledge, Missing
Robertson Davies (1976). “World of wonders”, Penguin Books, 1977

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