When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived. When, however, it forms its judgment, as it usually does, on the intuitions of its great and warm heart, the conclusions thus attained are often so profound and so unerring as to possess the character of truth supernaturally revealed. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived. The beauty of this quote originates from the fact that when someone tries to look at something with their eyes they are often wrong. However, when they form their judgment, as they usually do, on the intuitions of their great and warm heart, the conclusions thus attained are often so profound and so unerring as to possess the character of truth supernaturally revealed.

Source: The Scarlet Letter

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