eye of the mind

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But, as already stated, there are numerous processes in nature which entirely elude the eye of the body, and must be figured by the eye of the mind.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

Bias, prejudice, preconceived opinion, credulity and incredulity, are all like a crooked lens to the eye of the mind, or to the perception of the simple truth.

From The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology by Buck, J. D. (Jirah Dewey)

But I mean that he sees the masses of it with the eye of the mind and arrives by experiment at the details that best suit those masses.

From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Open the eye of the mind in the light of faith, to know, to love, to follow that truth which you shall know through the Blood of the humble and loving Lamb.

From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint

Where we have a theory so completely established as the mechanical theory of heat it seems quite fair to have recourse to the eye of the senses to aid the eye of the mind.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul