Seeing is not believing, it is only seeing, ” George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin

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Seeing is not believing, it is only seeing,”George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin. George MacDonald said this in his book, "The Princess and the Goblin", when he was describing how he had seen the faces of goblins at the fire light. He saw the faces of the goblins by looking at them. The goblin's face was changing color.

This is important to understand because if you just look at something you are not seeing it properly. You have to see what you are looking at. You can not just look at something without thoughts in your head.

Source: The Princess And The Goblin

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