Our eyes don’t lie: they’re windows to the soul. They show the truth, no matter what face we put on, in any situation. The best way to get to know someone is to look them in the eyes and observe what they reveal about their emotional state.
Our eyes, just like our body language, give us away, and they say more than we ever could with words. As a matter of fact, most of the information we convey is through nonverbal language, which ranges from simple looks to all of the movements we make.
Windows to the soul: another way of looking at each other
Many studies have shown that when we meet someone for the first time, our eyes can convey a wide range of feelings: trust or distrust, security, contentment, fear, etc. We know this is true because it happens every day: it’s as if we were capable of transcending our bodily limits and reaching their soul through their eyes.
“The soul can speak through the eyes,
and kiss with a look.”-Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer-
Some experts, whose jobs require them to study faces, have observed that eyes are the window to the soul because they’re the most sincere part of the face. We don’t have any control over our eyes, as opposed to the mouth, for example. When you like something, your pupils dilate involuntarily and give you away, and they contract as a sign of rejection.
The nonverbal language of our eyes
Here’s an interesting list of some of the information that eyes can convey:
Happiness
When your eyes elongate, wrinkle, and shine more than normal, you probably feel pretty good. You don’t need to see someone smile to notice that they’re happy.
Attention
If someone is looking at you with open eyes and a penetrating gaze, it means they’re paying attention to what you’re saying and to what’s happening. If they’re talking to you, they’re paying attention to your words, and you’d have to focus on other nonverbal features to figure out if they’re judging you for better or worse.
Sadness
Through the windows of the soul, we can see sadness, one of the emotions we feel the most but often try to hide. In this case, the eyelids raise, as does the lower edge of the eyebrows.
Anger
When we get angry, our eyebrows arch, and our expression is completely serious. Sometimes, we even frown.
Uncertainty or evaluation
When we listen to someone and narrow our eyes, we’re indicating that we’re either evaluating what they’re saying and doubting its validity, or we don’t understand what they’re saying. Half-closed eyes can also indicate tiredness.
Sexual desire or concentration
When we feel sexual desire or concentrate, the pupils dilate like we’ve mentioned before, which leaves us completely exposed to the other person. We can’t avoid it, so we usually rub our eyes because they get wet and we feel uncomfortable.
“They terrify me, weaken me, it kills me to know
that your beauty is not in your eyes, but in the way you look at me.”-David Sant-
“Social faces”
As we’ve talked about, the expression “the eyes are windows to the soul” is based in truth. However, it goes much further than that. According to a study done by psychologists and other scientists from different branches of the study of human language, throughout our lives, up until we’re about 40 years old, we choose from a series of faces that we adapt to different, distinct communicative situations.
This has been called social face. For example, in sad moments when we feel the urge to laugh, our expression keeps its composure. On this subject, Teresa Baró stated that this doesn’t mean we’re liars, since we live in a society that demands certain patterns of behavior that we must maintain as a manner of survival.
We’re not liars because we can’t be. We can voluntarily make our facial expressions and movements more appropriate, but we can’t stop our eyes from reflecting how we feel.
“The worst way you can betray yourself is to not do the things that make your eyes shine.”
-Anonymous-
Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 02/25/2021
What does the Bible say about Eyes are Windows to the Soul?
This popular phrase is related to the Bible verses Matthew 6:22-24 that says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Your eyes in this sense represent the focus of your life and what you are seeking. If you are simply seeking money and pleasure, rather than the love and truth of God, you will ultimately find despair. The exact phrase “Eyes are Windows to the Soul” comes from Shakespeare who often found inspiration from the Bible and biblical themes for his plays.
Discover more Bible verses about the meaning and significance of your eyes in this collection of scripture quotes.
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1 Samuel 16:7
7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
2 Kings 6:17
17
And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Acts 9:18
18
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
Mark 8:25
25
Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
Matthew 5:28
28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:29
29
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Proverbs 20:12
12
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
Proverbs 21:4
4
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
Psalms 38:10
10
My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.
Psalms 101:3
3
I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
Psalms 119:18
18
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
Job 31:1
1
“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.
Job 31:7
7
if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,
1 Corinthians 10:12-13
12
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
Matthew 6:22-24
22
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,your whole body will be full of light.
23
But if your eyes are unhealthy,your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Luke 11:33-36
33
“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
34
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,your body also is full of darkness.
35
See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
36
Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Ephesians 1:16-21
16
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
19
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
20
he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
21
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Definition: Looking into a person’s eyes can tell you what the person thinks and feels.
Origin of Eyes Are the Window to the Soul
The exact origin of this expression is unclear. Similar ideas appear in ancient Latin works and in the Bible.
Matthew 6: 22-23 says,
- (22) The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. (23) But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
This is exactly the same as today’s expression, but it contains a similar sentiment. The first appearances in the current form are from the early 1800s.
Examples of Eyes Are the Window to the Soul
The dialogue below shows two women discussing a stranger one of them met.
Mila: I just met the most wonderful man! He’s such a kind, smart person.
Betty: Really? Where did you meet him?
Mila: I met him at the cafe around the corner.
Betty: Tell me more! What’s his name? What does he do for a living? What makes him so kind and so smart?
Mila: I don’t know yet!
Betty: What are you talking about?
Mila: I haven’t actually spoken to him. I just looked into his eyes and knew.
Betty: How could you know all that just from looking at him?
Mila: Eyes are the window to the soul. I just knew.
Betty: You’re ridiculous. Go talk to this guy.
This dialogue shows a couple of roommates arguing about the importance of eye contact.
John: Amanda, will you please look at me when we’re talking. You’re always putting your head down, or looking the other direction. I can’t see your face at all when you’re talking to me.
Amanda: So what? I’m busy. I have other things to do while we are talking.
John: There’s lots of reasons why you should make eye contact. First of all, it’s rude to not make any eye contact. It makes it seem like you don’t care what the person is saying.
Amanda: I care. I just am multitasking.
John: Secondly, eyes are the windows to the soul. If I can look into your eyes, it will help me understand what you are thinking, and communicate better with you.
Amanda: Ugh, fine.
More Examples
This excerpt is part of a movie review.
- If the eyes are the window to the soul, then Oscar’s offer a view of a young man struggling to do better. –Denver Post
The second excerpt is also from a movie review.
- The notion that eyes are the window to the soul has been attributed variously to Shakespeare, Cicero and Leonardo Da Vinci. Now the concept resurfaces in the fascinating low-tech sci-fi thriller I Origins. (***½ out of four; rated R; expanding nationwide Friday). –USA Today
Summary
The phrase eyes are the window to the soul is the idea that you can understand a person’s emotions and sometimes thoughts by looking into his or her eyes.
Contents
- 1 The Eyes Are the Window to the Soul Meaning
- 2 Origin of Eyes Are the Window to the Soul
- 3 Examples of Eyes Are the Window to the Soul
- 4 More Examples
- 5 Summary
Did you just hear the expression, “the eyes are windows to the soul?” What does it mean? Does it have a religious meaning, or is it a secular saying? This post unpacks the origin and meaning of this idiomatic expression.
The “eyes are windows to the soul” is an old proverb suggesting that the eyes are the windows into how you feel or what you are thinking. When we talk to people, we use body language to emphasize points.
When congruent in your thoughts and speech, you’ll come across as natural to the other person. However, if you’re hiding something, your body language won’t match what you’re saying, causing the person to become suspicious of you.
The eyes produce micro-expressions that give away the intent behind what you’re saying. We’re intuitively programmed to notice this micro-expressions, and it’s how we develop a feeling that the person is misleading us or lying to us.
Example Usage
“The eyes are windows to the soul. A person will always give away their true feelings if you watch their facial expressions.”
“She told me she didn’t cheat on me, but the eyes are windows to the soul, and I could tell she was lying.”
“The eyes are window to the soul. I can tell there is something you’re not telling me.”
“Why are you being coy? The eyes are window to the soul, and somethings not right with what you’re saying.”
Origin
The origin of this idiomatic phrase comes from the works of William Shakespeare, where the author once said the following.
“The Eyes are the window to your soul, or was it just an all an illusion, his version of what was, is or could be, conception of a thought brought into reality by the wandering of the ever-restless mind of William.”
The phrase also has a root in the days of the Roman Empire, where the philosopher, Cicero, said, “The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter.”
If we go back further, the phrase also has a similar root to the biblical passage in Matthew 6: 22-23, which reads, “If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
The phrase would enter the modern language in its existing format in the early 1800s, where it became popular in literary works.
Phrases Similar to Eyes are Windows to the Soul
- The truth always comes out.
- You can run, but you can’t hide.
Phrases Opposite to Eyes are Windows to the Soul
- Soulless stare.
- Blank expression.
What is the Correct Saying?
- Eyes are windows to the soul.
- The eyes are the window to the soul.
Ways People May Say Eyes are Windows to the Soul Incorrectly
Some people may use the phrase when talking about animals. Since animals do not have a soul, this would be the incorrect use of the term. Some people may also use the phrase in a spiritual manner, but that is not the correct use of the saying. The expression implies that the movements around the eyes will eventually give away the truth.
Acceptable Ways to Phrase Eyes are Windows to the Soul
You can use “eyes are the window to the soul” when you’re trying to impress on someone that their facial micro-expressions will give away the truth and their intentions. Most people are unable to control their micro-expressions, and small movements in the eyes give away what they really think if you understand how to read them.
Contents
- 1 Meaning
- 2 Example Usage
- 3 Origin
- 4 Phrases Similar to Eyes are Windows to the Soul
- 5 Phrases Opposite to Eyes are Windows to the Soul
- 6 What is the Correct Saying?
- 7 Ways People May Say Eyes are Windows to the Soul Incorrectly
- 8 Acceptable Ways to Phrase Eyes are Windows to the Soul
[Chorus: James Fauntleroy]
[Припев: James Fauntleroy]
If your eyes are the window to your soul,
Если твои глаза — это окна души,
Open eyes bring the cold.
Открывая их, ты впускаешь холод.
If your dreams keep you warm in night,
Если сны согревают тебя по ночам,
Baby, just keep ’em closed.
Милая, просто не раскрывай глаз.
If your eyes are the window,
Если твои глаза — это окна,
I can sneak in at night.
Я могу проскользнуть в них ночью,
In your eyes I can see your soul
В твоих глазах я вижу, как твоя душа
Starin’ back into mine.
Смотрит на мою.
[Verse 1: Common]
[Куплет 1: Common]
She was a beautiful rose,
Она была прекрасной розой,
From the concrete and heat she grows,
Она проросла сквозь бетон и жару,
In the dark room her life was exposed,
Её жизнь открыли в тёмной комнате,
Her picture of men, we walk on all fours.
Она представляет мужчин — мы ходим на четвереньках.
Heart opened and heart closed,
Сердце открыто, сердце закрыто,
Every now and then she sparkles.
Она то и дело вспыхивает.
You can tell she was hurt by the words that she chose,
Понятно, что ей стало больно от слов, которые она выбирала сама,
I’m thinkin’ like Lauryn, a rose is still a rose.
Я думаю, как Лорин: роза — в любом случае роза. 1
Even when the door close, there grows a new one,
Даже когда дверь закрывается, появляется новая,
I told her it’s some good men, she asked me if I knew one,
Я сказал ей, что есть и хорошие мужчины, она спросила, знаю ли я хоть одного?
Her daddy left a hole, because she never really knew him.
Её отец разбил ей сердце, ведь она толком его и не знала,
Okay, sometimes from commitment we do run,
Ладно, порой мы бежим от обязательств,
Rockin’ Lou Vuitton, said she focused on the Christian,
Носит «Луи Виттон», она сказала, что сосредоточится на «Кристианах», 2
I’m speakin’ to her tryin’ to enhance her vision,
Я говорю с ней, чтобы расширить её поле зрения,
But not to be married with kids she was wishin’,
Но она не хотела выйти замуж и родить детей.
Shh, till your soul just listen.
Тсс, пусть твоя душа просто послушает.
[Chorus: James Fauntleroy]
[Припев: James Fauntleroy]
If your eyes are the window to your soul,
Если твои глаза — это окна души,
Open eyes bring the cold.
Открывая их, ты впускаешь холод.
If your dreams keep you warm in night,
Если сны согревают тебя по ночам,
Baby, just keep ’em closed.
Милая, просто не раскрывай глаз.
If your eyes are the window,
Если твои глаза — это окна,
I can sneak in at night.
Я могу проскользнуть в них ночью,
In your eyes I can see your soul
В твоих глазах я вижу, как твоя душа
Starin’ back into mine.
Смотрит на мою.
[Verse 2: Common]
[Куплет 2: Common]
She said, “Daddy, take me ice-skating.”
Она сказала: «Папа, отведи меня на каток!»
Lookin’ at the rear-view, man, life’s waitin’ for her,
Смотрю в зеркало заднего вида: чувак, жизнь ждёт её,
Gotta be there to support her,
Нужно быть рядом, чтобы поддерживать её,
Can’t really wait for a court order.
Не могу дождаться распоряжения суда.
She got the type of aura that’s fun and vibrant,
У неё такая аура, весёлая и трепещущая,
A lot of love inside, got to help guide it,
В душе много любви, нужно помочь направить её,
Daddy will protect it, God will provide it,
Папа защитит её, Господь пошлёт её,
We all will be there so your soul ain’t divided.
Мы все будем рядом, твоя душа не разделится.
Man, how quick she grows!
Чувак, как же быстро она растёт!
Lookin’ like her momma but she got my toes,
Вылитая мама, но мои пальцы ног,
I suppose, it’s the age that she really, really need me,
Полагаю, что в этом возрасте я ей очень-очень нужен,
A lot of girls without, they become needy.
Много девочек без отца после бедствуют.
“Come on, dad, I’m too old for the back seat!
«Папа, брось! Я слишком взрослая для заднего сиденья!
Can you come and get me, are you coming to my track meet?”
Ты заберёшь меня? Придёшь на мои соревнования?»
As she begins the race of life and love I told her,
Она вступает в гонку жизни и любви, я сказал ей:
«I can’t run it for ya, God knows, I’ma coach ya!»
«Я не могу пройти её за тебя, но, видит бог, я тебя подготовлю!»
[Chorus: James Fauntleroy]
[Припев: James Fauntleroy]
If your eyes are the window to your soul,
Если твои глаза — это окна души,
Open eyes bring the cold.
Открывая их, ты впускаешь холод.
If your dreams keep you warm in night,
Если сны согревают тебя по ночам,
Baby, just keep ’em closed.
Милая, просто не раскрывай глаз.
If your eyes are the window,
Если твои глаза — это окна,
I can sneak in at night.
Я могу проскользнуть в них ночью,
In your eyes I can see your soul
В твоих глазах я вижу, как твоя душа
Starin’ back into mine.
Смотрит на мою.
↑1 — «A Rose Is Still a Rose» — заглавный сингл с тридцать шестого студийного альбома американской певицы Ареты Франклин. Автор песни — популярная исполнительница Лорин Хилл.
↑2 — Louis Vuitton — французский дом моды, специализирующийся на производстве чемоданов и сумок, модной одежды и аксессуаров класса «люкс» под одноимённой торговой маркой. Кристиан Лубутен — французский дизайнер, модельер обуви.
Steven Bancarz, Spirit, Science & Metaphysics
Waking Times
The eyes are the windows to the universe, and some would say they are also windows to the soul. We have heard this phrase get passed around before: “The eyes are the windows of the soul”. People usually say this when they can see pain, anger, or some other emotion in somebody else’s eyes, but recent research gives a whole new meaning to this phrase. Eyes not only windows to emotions, they are windows to the soul.
How? The answer has to do with the actual eyeball itself. Everyone has a different structure of lines, dots and colours within the iris of their eye. Some people may have similar eye colour to each other, but the lines and dots on the iris are as unique as a fingerprint.
Although they vary from person to person, there are certain patterns contained within the iris which are widespread, and scientists at Orebro University in Sweden wanted to see if these patterns correlated with specific personality traits.
They focused on patterns in crypts (threads which radiate from the pupil) and contraction furrows (lines curving around the outer edge) which are formed when the pupils dilate. The studied the eyes of 428 subjects to see if the crypts patters and contraction furrows reflected their character traits.
What They Found
Their findings showed those with denselypacked crypts are more warmhearted, tender, trusting, and likely to sympathise with others. In comparison, those with more contraction furrows were more neurotic, impulsive and likely to give way to cravings.
It’s crazy to think how the markings on a person’s eyeball can reveal the most deep-rooted character traits of an individual.
There was an extremely strong correlation between a person’s iris and their personality traits. But correlation does not imply causation right? Right. But it appears as though both eye detail and a person’s character traits may be caused by the same thing.
The researchers said that eye structure and personality could be linked because the gene sequences responsible for developing the structure of the iris also contribute to the development of the frontal lobe of our brain, which is the motherboard of our personality.
“‘Our results suggest people with different iris features tend to develop along different personality lines,’ said Matt Larsson, a behavioural scientist who led the study at Orebro University. ‘These findings support the notion that people with different iris configurations tend to develop along different trajectories in regards to personality. Differences in the iris can be used as a biomarker that reflects differences between people.’”
The scientists also mentioned something very interesting about a gene called PAX6, which controls the formation of the eye in the early stages of embryonic development. Research has shown that mutation of the gene results in poor social skills, impulsiveness, and poor communication skills.
Eye Colour Reveals Even More
According to researchers at Pittsburgh University, women with lighter colored eyes experience less pain during childbirth compared to women with darker eyes. People with lighter eyes also consume significantly more alcohol, as darker eyed people require less alcohol to become intoxicated.
The reason boils down to genes. A senior lecturer in biomolecular sciences at Liverpool John Moores University said, “What we know now is that eye color is based on 12 to 13 individual variations in people’s genes… These genes do other things in the body.”
Take melanin,the pigment that makes eyes darker. Melanin may also makes people more susceptible to alcohol. When psychologists at Georgia State University in Atlanta surveyed more than 12,000 men and women, they found those with light eyes consumed significantly more alcohol than those with dark eyes. The reason brown-eyed people may drink less – and also be less likely to be alcoholics – is because they need less alcohol to become intoxicated.
Melanin not only determines eye darkness, it’s also an insulator for the electrical connections between brain cells. The more melanin in the brain, the more efficiently, sensitively and faster the brain can work, the researchers reported in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. So the chemical responsible for eye darkness is also responsible for brain efficiency.
Eyes are literally the windows to the inner most aspects of our personality and character traits. If you look into someones eyes, you can easily tell if they are scared, sad, or worn down inside. But if you look even closer, you will also be able to see what kind of psychology and personality that person has. Eyes are literally a window into people’s souls.
Sources:
Inspired by an article seen on The Daily Mail
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The eyes are the most beautiful and vital body part, our eyes are not just a body part, but our eyes hold many answers and emotions.
If you wish to talk to someone without using words, your eyes will work for you and often more effectively. If you can understand someone’s emotions through their eyes, you will feel that beauty, charm, and adventure that will bless your soul.
It’s fascinating to have a conversation where there are no words used, but all the emotions are shared. “Eye indicates the antiquity of the soul” is a saying about the eyes by Ralph Waldo Emerson. So, yes, the eyes can speak. It’s a very wise saying that our eyes can say more than our mouth and eyes will never say something fake. Your mouth might be lying, but your eyes will always tell the truth. Eyes without speaking can confess a lot.
Continue reading for some amazing eye quotes and for more check out [inner beauty quotes] and aesthetic quotes.
Incredible Quotes About Eyes
Eyes can see the genuine emotions as we know. Quotes about eyes are enjoyed by one and all. Here are some beautiful eyes quotes to take you into beauty, charm, and adventure. These will show you that eyes do really speak!
1. “The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye.”
— Charlotte Bronte.
2. “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.”
— Samuel Richardson.
3. “Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes.
4. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
— Marcel Proust.
5. “When the heart is down and the soul is heavy, the eyes can only speak the language of tears.”
— Ikechukwu Izuakor.
6. “The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.”
— William Henry.
7. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
— Carl Jung.
8. “Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.”
— Katherine Mansfield.
9. “The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
— Henri Bergson.
10. “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
— Henry David Thoreau.
11. “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
— Audrey Hepburn.
12. “…I lift my eyes, and all is born again.”
— Sylvia Plath.
13. “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
— Audrey Hepburn
14. “The eyes have one language everywhere.”
— Romanian Proverb.
15. “The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.”
— St. Jerome.
16. “It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It’s called living.”
— Terry Pratchett.
17. “The eyes are the windows of the soul.”
— Traditional Proverb.
18. “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
— Nikos Kazantzakis
19. “Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.”
— Bill Cosby.
20. “The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can’t.”
— Iranian Proverb.
21. “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
— Mark Twain.
22. “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.”
— Samuel Richardson.
23. “The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.”
— Meister Eckhart.
24. “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
— Audrey Hepburn.
25. “If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile.”
— Santosh Kalwar.
26. “When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.”
— Victor Hugo.
27. “The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.”
— Leonardo Da Vinci.
28. “For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be.”
— Alfred Lord Tennyson.
29. “My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected….”
— Anna M. Uhlich.
30. “Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.”
— Prince Charles.
31. “The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.”
— William Henry.
32. “Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.”
— Helen Keller Eyes.
33. “It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.”
— John Milton.
34. “Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.”
— Johann Kaspar Lavater.
Beautiful Eyes Quotes
Yes, eyes do speak and so do eye quotes. The eyes are the windows to the soul and emotions. Eyes are full of beauty, charm, and power. Learn how to say beautiful eyes in so many different phrases. So, here are some beautiful brown eyes quotes for you along with interesting pretty eyes quote and quotes about eyes that you will love.
35. “The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.”
— Benjamin Franklin Quotes.
36. “Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
— Thomas Carlyle Quotes.
37. “Tears are nature’s lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.”
— Christian Nevell Bovee.
38. “Love’s tongue is in the eyes.”
— Phineas Fletcher.
39. “A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self in the mirror of some woman’s eyes.”
— Clare Boothe Luce.
40. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.”
— The Bell Jar, ‘Sylvia Plath.’
41. “I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.”
— Garrison Keillor.
43. “Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.”
— Bill Cosby.
45. “The light, that lies In woman’s eyes, Has been my heart’s undoing.”
— Thomas More.
46. “I still close my eyes and go home — I can always draw from that.”
— Dolly Parton.
47. “Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.”
— Napoleon Hill Quotes.
48. “Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.”
— Alfred Hitchcock.
49. “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”
— Albert Einstein Quotes.
50. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
— Carl Jung.
51. “Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes.”
— Iris Murdoch, ‘Eyes Love Quotes.’
52. “Your eyes show the strength of your soul.”
— Paulo Coelho.
53. “One eye sees the other feels.”
— Paul Klee.
54. “The eyes are the windows to your soul.”
— William Shakespeare Quotes.
55. “The eye is the jewel of the body.”
— Henry David Thoreau.
56. “The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!”
— Mikhail Bulgakov.
57. “One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson.
58. “Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.”
— Robert Kiyosaki.
59. “There is only one way to see things, until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes.”
— Pablo Picasso.
60. “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”
— John Lubbock.
61. “The eyes have one language everywhere.”
— George Herbert.
62. “When the heart is down and the soul is heavy, the eyes can only speak the language of tears.”
— Ikechukwu Izuakor.
63. “The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes.
64. “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.”
— Samuel Richardson.
65. “For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be.”
— Alfred Lord Tennyson.
66. “The eyes are one of the most powerful tools a woman can have. With one look, she can relay the most intimate message. After the connection is made, words cease to exist.”
— Jennifer Salaiz.
67. “The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”
— Michael Jordan.
68. “A man’s feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.”
— George Santayana.
69. “If you see with innocent eyes, everything is divine.”
— Federico Fellini.
70. “Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.”
— Albert Einstein.
71. “The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.”
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
Love Quotes About Eyes
More power to the eye quotes . You can convey your real emotions (love, anger, or anything) through your eyes without even using a word. Eyes are full of beauty, charm, and elegance. Here are some eyes talk a great deal quotes. These eyes quotes will tell you some critical life lessons, after all eyes indicate the antiquity to someone you are unable to talk to.
72. “The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
— Henri Bergson.
73. “Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.”
— Richard Bach.
74. “Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.”
— Napoleon Hill.
75. “Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation.”
— Richard Bach.
76. “The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter in the eye.”
— Charlotte Bronte.
77. “An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
— Mahatma Gandhi.
78. “The soul that can speak through the eyes, can also kiss with a gaze.”
— Gustav Adolfo Becquer.
79. “Listen with your eyes for feelings.”
— Stephen Covey.
80. “No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.”
— Elizabeth Bowen.
81. “Anyone can look at others’ eyes, but Lovers can see into each other’s souls through the eyes.”
— Larry Latta.
82. “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero.
83. “Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.”
— Tarjei Vesaas, ‘The Boat In The Evening.’
84. “Men trust their ears less than their eyes.”
— Herodotus.
85. “Eyes lie if you ever look into them for the character of the person.”
— Stevie Wonder.
86. “Who can blind lover’s eyes?”
— Virgil.
87. “Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.”
— Victor Hugo, ‘Les Misérables.’
88. “The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.”
— St. Jerome.
89. “For she had eyes and chose me.”
— William Shakespeare, ‘Othello.’
90. “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
— Jawaharlal Nehru.
91. “The light, that lies in woman’s eyes, Has been my heart’s undoing.”
— Thomas More.
92. “Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes.
93. “Open up your eyes and realize.”
— OPM.
94. “With your eyes open, doors open.”
— A.r. Kane, ‘What’s All This Then?’
95. “The days I can’t see your eyes, I don’t even want to open mine.”
— Anonymous.
96. “You gotta open your eyes and open your mind.”
— IIllus.
97. “Open your Eyes, for this World is only a Dream.”
— Rumi.
98. “Opening your eyes is all that needs. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. Then comes the thinking, afterward, and in that way knowing the truth.”
— George R.R. Martin.
99. “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.”
— Benjamin Franklin.
100. “Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.”
— Myla Kabat-Zinn.
101. “In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.”
— Carl Sandburg.
102. “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
— Nikos Kazantzakis.
103. “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero.
104. “Open your eyes look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?”
— Bob Marley.
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