Coventry Patmore Quotes

There are many who stumble in the noon-day, not for want of light, but for want of eyes.

Blind eyes cannot read.

Light means nothing to a blind man.

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

Bright light is injurious to those who see nothing.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

Should I tell you one thing, I am blind from my right eye. I see only from my left eye. The one you see is someone else's eye which was donated to me after his death. If I close my left eye, I can see no one.

Blind yourself, for I am blind.

These eyes, tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, not bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.

In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes.

Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy!

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!

Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.

There is no darkness but ignorance.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion.

It's one thing to be innocent and another thing to be naive or willfully ignorant.

One of the greatest enemies to vision is sight!