We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.
O'Reilly Media • Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (1990) Paperback
“We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”
Anaïs Nin is famously quoted as saying, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” That is, the truth is not as objective as we would like to believe. The truth is culturally mediated and socially negotiated and constructed based on our communal view of reality—our beliefs.
Marcus Collins • For the Culture
We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.
Bruce D. Schneider • Energy Leadership
See things not as they are, but as you see them.
Robert Henri • The Art Spirit
most people do not see things as they are, they see things as they are!
Richard Rohr • Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
We are those that see reality in a different way. Our point of view shows more than ordinary people can see. They see only what is outside, but we see what is inside. That's what we are - realists with the glasses of dreamers.