What we do see depends mainly on what we look for.... In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them. John Lubbock
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Albert Einstein said, “What we do see depends mainly on what we look for.” When you are searching for something to be true, you will notice it because your mind is programmed to see the evidence in front of you. However, when you are looking at the bigger picture, you are able to see more. For example, one can have a bias about the world and so everything they see will be biased.

Source: The Beauties Of Nature And The Wonders Of The World We Live In

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