What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
It is true that the eyes dominate the ears in our time.
Our understanding is correlative to our perception.
Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
Why on earth should I care whether people read me with their eyes or their ears?
Our experience is composed rather of illusions lost than of wisdom acquired.
Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.