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Nature has placed the eye in the front, that man shall look forward and upward; and it is only by contortion that he is able to look behind.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner uses the metaphor of the eye's position to illustrate the importance of looking forward rather than dwelling on the past.
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