Quote#World
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited…
Quote byRuth Benedict · 1887–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pattern of Culture, ch. 2.
English (original)
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
— Ruth Benedict
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