Round spectacles rest on a mossy branch, reflecting a green meadow in one lens and a golden sunset in the other.

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Sententiae

Publilius Syrus

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Seeing isn't only about the eyes. The proverb says the mind interprets what arrives, so the eyes can't be blamed for what we make of it. Two people can look at one scene and come away with different pictures.

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