perspective, n.Definitions

Perspective is not a science but a hope.

Perspective is, in art, a ghastly mistake which it has taken four centuries to redress.

Perspective is a necessary constraint upon our perception. One must be looking out from somewhere. He who sees everything sees nothing.

Perspective is merely an externalization of your internal state. A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

Perspective is a constant constraint on our possibilities. If you are a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

Perspective is everything — a penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.

Perspective is a most powerful faculty, allowing us to instantly see, for example, that in the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

Perspective is a tool with which we can reorient our basic attitudes toward the world. Instead of being annoyed with roses that have thorns, one should marvel at thorns encircled by roses.