• In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are close around us.

  Richard Whately
  British writer 1787-1863
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. transactions
2. reversed
3. objects
4. around
5. close

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In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are close around us. by : Richard Whately

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