“Those who, animal-like, live solely according to the senses... misuse God's creation in order to indulge the passions. They do not understand the principle of that wisdom which is revealed to all: that we should know and praise God through His creation and that by means of the visible world we should understand whence we came, what we are, for what purpose we were made and where we are going. On the contrary, they travel through this present age in darkness... with... ignorance of God.” KnowsWorldShouldMeanMadeAgeChristianPurposeOrderPassionAnimalPrinciplesDarknessCreationIgnorancePraiseContrarySensesVisibleOrthodoxIndulgeMisusePraise GodGod's Creation Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.” HeartMeanSoulSometimesBodyRememberSpiritSpiritualitySecretDrawsStriveFleshSensesStrife Author:Al-Ghazali
“I never drink alcohol. I do not like to blunt my senses.’ ‘Goodness,’ I babbled, ‘but how awful for you. Not drinking, I mean. I mean, imagine getting up in the morning knowing that you’re not going to feel any better all day.” FeelsMeanMorningKnowingImagineDrinkGoodnessDrinkingAlcoholSensesAwfulBlunt Book:Don't Point that Thing at Me Source: Don't Point that Thing at Me
“The world is a mysterious place and the very limitation of our senses in exploring it means we are sometimes aware of there being something beyond our ken.” WorldMeanSometimesSensesMysteriousLimitationExploring Author:Jeff VanderMeer
“Impressionism means taking inspiration directly from nature, trusting your senses rather than what you think you know.” ThinkingKnowsMeanInspirationSensesYou Think You KnowImpressionism Author:Michael McClure
“Our means of receiving impressions are absurdly few, and our notions of surrounding objects infinitely narrow. We see things only as we are constructed to see them, and can gain no idea of their absolute nature. With five feeble senses we pretend to comprehend the boundlessly complex cosmos.” MeanIdeasFiveObjectsGainsAbsolutesComplexesNotionSensesImpressionNo IdeaCosmosReceiving Book:Lovecraft's Works Source: Lovecraft's Works
“It is indeed a matter of great difficulty to discover, and effectually to distinguish, the true motions of particular bodies from the apparent; because the parts of that immovable space, in which those motions are performed, do by no means come under the observation of our senses. Yet the thing is not altogether desperate; for we have some arguments to guide us, partly from the apparent motions, which are the differences of the true motions; partly from the forces, which are the causes and effects of the true motions.” MeanMatterBodyForceCausesDifferencesSpaceEffectsParticularArgumentDifficultyGuidesSensesObservationDesperateCause And Effect Book:Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)