How is it possible to expect that mankind will take advice when they will not so much as take warning.
Jonathan SwiftRead
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Vision allows us to perceive beyond the obvious and recognize potential that is not immediately visible.
This quote emphasizes the idea that true vision encompasses the ability to see beyond what is physically present or readily apparent. It suggests that greatness involves imagination and the capacity to envision possibilities that others might overlook, highlighting the importance of creativity and perspective in all pursuits.
Themes
VisionArtImaginationCreativityPerspective
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about innovation, this quote can inspire the audience to think outside the box.
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This single Stick, which you now behold ingloriously lying in that neglected Corner, I once knew in a flourishing State in a Forest: It was full of Sap, full of Leaves, and full of Boughs: But now, in vain does the busy Art of Man pretend to vie with Nature, by tying that withered Bundle of Twigs to its sapless Trunk: It is at best but the Reverse of what it was; a Tree turned upside down, the Branches on the Earth, and the Root in the Air.
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I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
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