“The inner eye does not see upon command.”
“When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.”
“Some people are born to command. Some people achieve command. And others have command thrust upon them ...”
“Ah, the inner eye blinks, and the spirit trembles, at the dangerous cost of seeing one's self as one is.”
“What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over, does it?”
“What the eye does not see, the stomach does not get upset over”