Danny NewmanIt’s said that eyes are “windows to the soul”.
And you can see why.
These beautiful, colourful orbs convey messages and emotions without words or body language. One look in someone’s eyes can reveal pain, anguish, excitement, joy, or disinterest.
Ultimately, eyes are captivating parts of our bodies, so it’s unsurprising that you can find so many incredible quotes about them!
Read on for a long list of the best eyes quotes I could find, alongside dozens of captions about eyes you might like, too.
Here are 100 of the best eyes quotes I could find on the internet.
Best Eyes Quotes in English
1. “The tongue may hide the truth, but the eyes- never!” – Mikhail Bulgakov
2. “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” ― Albert Einstein
3. “The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye.” ― Charlotte Brontë
4. “Your eyes will always be closer to your soul than to any other part of your body except the heart.” ― Sorin Cerin
5. “She didn’t say anything—at least, not with her mouth. Her eyes told me a different story. The only problem was that they each had a thousand tongues talking, each in a language I didn’t speak.” ― J.X. Burros
6. “Come into my eyes and look at me through them, for I have chosen a home far beyond what eyes can see.” – Rumi
7. “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.” – Samuel Richardson
8. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
9. “The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.” – St. Jerome
10. “The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
11. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller
12. “I was once a skeptic but was converted by the two missionaries on either side of my nose.” – Robert Breault
13. “The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
14. “It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It’s called living.” – Terry Pratchett
15. “You believe what your eyes want to believe!” – Santosh Kalwar
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Here are 15 brief yet powerful quotes on eyes.
Short Quotes About Eyes
16. “I like you; your eyes are full of language.” ― Anne Sexton
17. “Only in the eyes of love you can find infinity.” ― Sorin Cerin
18. “For she had eyes and chose me.” ― William Shakespeare
19. “Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.” ― Victor Hugo
20. “Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.” ― Tarjei Vesaas
21. “His eyes missed her as much as the rest of him.” ― Rainbow Rowell
22. “What the eyes had seen could not be erased.” – Frank Herbert
23. “Across the seat our eyes are holding hands.” ― Jennifer Niven
24. “Where his eyes should’ve been, there was only fire…” ― Rick Riordan
25. “Love gives you eyes.” ― Peter Kreeft
26. “My eyes were closed, they’re open now” ― Damien Rice
27. “His eyes undress his ancient unrevealable emotions…” ― Claudia Pavel
28. “Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there.” – Rumi
29. “The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.” – William Henry
30. “The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Beautiful Quotes on Eyes
31. “…Her eyes make me think of wide-open skies that I have never actually seen, only dreamed of.” ― Veronica Roth
32. “When my eyes meet his gaze as we’re sitting here staring at each other, time stops. Those eyes are piercing mine, and I can swear at this moment he senses the real me. The one without the attitude, without the facade…” ― Simone Elkeles
33. “And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way.” ― Pablo Neruda
34. “Her eyes were those of someone who’s just fallen in love, someone who sees nothing but her lover, someone who has no fear of anything.” ― Banana Yoshimoto
35. “His eyes were open wounds beneath his heavy brows, a blue as dark as the sea by night.” ― George R.R. Martin
36. “Maybe we fall in love with sad eyes because we see our souls reflected in them.” ― Bridgett Devoue
37. “If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile.” – Santosh Kalwar
38. “Escape? There is one unwatched way: your eyes. O Beauty! Keep me good that secret gate.” ― Wilfred Owen
39. “…Those eyes were unforgiving in their determination, and without knowing when or how, I was hopelessly, endlessly, in love.” ― Sayed H Fatimi
40. “There is certainly a peculiar grace, both in the gleaming eyes of a loved one as well in the eyes of someone saying goodbye for the last time. It is the happiness and the sadness shouting joy and pain.” ― Rolf van der Wind
41. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.” – Sylvia Plath
42. “Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.” – Yogananda
43. “The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze.” – Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
44. “No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone’s eyes.” – Paulo Coelho
45. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung
Quotations about eyes are almost always memorable. Nevertheless, here are 15 that stand out from the crowd…
Memorable Quotations About Eyes
46. “True love doesn’t need proof. The eyes told what heart felt.” ― Toba Beta
47. “I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing.” ― Jennifer Elisabeth
48. “You have two eyes, and two ears, but only one mouth. This is so because you are supposed to look and listen more than you talk.” ― Lucca Kaldahl
49. “I open my eyes. I want to know: what is in the abyss of a kiss?” ― Kamand Kojouri
50. “Always look carefully, she told me. Look with more than your eyes.” ― Alice Hoffman
51. “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?“ – Henry David Thoreau
52. “If the past was what we were meant to see. Then behind, not in front, our eyes would be.“ – Ravi. V. Melwani
53. “When the heart is full, the eyes overflow.” – Sholom Aleichem
54. “Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” – Bob Marley
55. “There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
56. “My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.” – Anna M. Uhlich.
57. “The face is the portrait of the mind; the eyes, its informers.” – Latin Proverb
58. “A woman’s eyes cut deeper than a knife.” – Robert Jordan
59. “Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.” – Heraclitus
60. “If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Check out these insightful quotes about the eyes!
Insightful Eyes Quotes
61. “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
62. “We scarcely know how much of our pleasure and interest in life comes to us through our eyes until we have to do without them; and part of that pleasure is that the eyes can choose where to look. But the ears can’t choose where to listen.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
63. “[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.” ― Christine de Pizan
64. “When the heart is down and the soul is heavy, the eyes can only speak the language of tears.” ― Ikechukwu Izuakor
65. “What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve about.” ― James Hadley Chase
66. “If we have relegated vision solely to a function of the eyes, we are blind indeed.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough
67. “If my eyes show me what all my training assures me is impossible, I can only conclude that my eyes deceive me.” – W. Somerset Maugham
68. “The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” – Henri Bergson
69. “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” – Audrey Hepburn
70. “I shut my eyes in order to see.” – Paul Gauguin
71. “The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can’t.” – Iranian Proverb
72. “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain
73. “Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.” – Stevie Wonder
74. “When the eyes of the flesh are shut, the eyes of the spirit are open.” – Willa Cather
75. “Eyes that do not cry, do not see.” – Swedish Proverb
Last but not least, here’s a random selection of 25 caption for beautiful eyes ideas!
Random Quotes for Beautiful Eyes
76. “Always, the eye sees more than the mind can comprehend…” – Dean Koontz
77. “I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.” – Pope John XXIII
78. “An eye for an eye my friend.” – Tsugumi Ohba
79. “When the star dies, its eye closes; tired of watching, it flies back to its first bright dream.” – Dejan Stojanovic
80. “When indifferent, the eye takes stills, when interested, movies.” – Malcolm de Chazal
81. “Eyes so young, so full of pain. Two lonely drops of winter rain. And no tear could these eyes sustain. For too much had they seen.” – Shaun Hick
82. “Man’s eye is his imagination.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
83. “God’s eyes are always on you, you are precious in His sight” – Sunday Adelaja
84. “Within the eye, mysteries of the soul burn deeply beneath the fiery chasms of love and patiently wait for an awakening …” – Virginia Alison
85. “Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections.”
– Daphne Delacroix
86. “The heart can see things invisible to the eye.” – T.A. Barron
87. “Eyes are drugs! There are all Butterflies in my eyes.” – Zuairijah Mou
88. “The ear is never tired of hearing nor the eye tired of seeing.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
89. “Words speak to the mind through the ears; actions speak to the mind through the eye.” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
90. “The holy eye is the one who is able to see the extraordinary beauties of the ordinary days!”
– Mehmet Murat Ildan
91. “Everything can be seen directly except the eye through which we see.” – E.F. Schumacher
92. “See with a different eye, visualize with a colorful mind, manifest your thoughts with the energy within.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
93. “Your eyes need to be opened wider than your heart, when love is blinder than your eyes.” – Munia Khan
94. “My desire her eyes. Her attention my life.” – Rocky13
95. “One day, your beauty will manifest in someone’s eye.” – Anthony Liccione
96. “The lovers unsheath their eyes.” – Charles de Leusse
97. “Look yourself in the eyes in a mirror each day. You can ignore the small voice still inside you, but your reflection will always have something to say.” – Ryan Lilly
98. “…As I already said, they didn’t look like much–but beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, isn’t it?” – Kate Morton
99. “The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.” – Benjamin Franklin
100. “Love’s tongue is in the eyes.” – Phineas Fletcher
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The Best Eyes Captions
101. My eyes reveal what my tongue could never express.
102. Look close enough and you’ll see inside my soul.
103. Eyes wide in wonder at the world.
104. I see myself in your eyes.
105. Eyes sparkle as the soul sings.
106. Sometimes all life asks you to do is stop, see, and appreciate.
107. Never mistake looking for seeing. One is wasted time. The other is everything.
108. He watched as the world drifted on by, eyes agleam with the joy of now.
109. See possibilities, not problems.
110. I close my eyes and see inside.
111. She looks my way and tells me everything, all without once opening her mouth.
112. Our eyes disclose what mouths cannot.
113. The colours in your eyes captivate my mind.
114. Eyes twinkle in the twilight of another beautiful day.
115. Language seems limited in comparison to our eyes’ capacity for communication.
Some of my favourite captions for eyes photos are short and sweet! (Number 20’s my favourite caption about eyes!)
Short Captions on Eyes
116. Windows to another world.
117. Gazing. Watching. Wondering.
118. The magic of sight never ceases to amaze me.
119. Beauty’s in the eyes.
120. Precious jewels in physical form.
121. When eyes talk, listen.
122. Hidden depths on display.
123. Seeing is believing.
124. Emotions betrayed by mischievous eyes.
125. Wait. Watch.
126. Seeing things clearly for a change.
127. Her/his eyes say it all.
128. Vision is everything.
129. To see is to be.
130. Pupils of truth.
Searching for beautiful captions related to eyes? This next section could help.
Beautiful Captions Related to Eyes
131. Your eyes are portals to another place, full of magic and mystery.
132. Lost in your eyes. There’s nowhere I’d rather be.
133. I cast my gaze across the land and cry out to the heavens. This is living.
134. I shut my eyes and raise my chin to the sun. Through the orange shadows and calming warmth, I feel for once the beauty of life’s design.
135. Happiness and sadness live in tandem in our eyes.
136. Eyes are the soul’s personal interpreter.
137. I look now and see the truth: that love and beauty is not outside, but in.
138. Her eyes were like wide-open skies.
139. Our eyes unwrap reality as a child unwraps a gift. All is hidden until we see beneath the veil.
140. If this was a cartoon, my eyes would be heart-shaped.
141. Looking out is important, but so too is looking in.
142. Eyes bright as the sun shed light on all they see.
143. They loved each other from the moment their eyes first locked.
144. I’m sure your infinity eyes hold secrets of the universe.
145. Surely no three words of higher power have ever been uttered than “I see you”.
Next up: memorable captions on eyes! With any luck, these caption on eyes ideas will stick in your memory for use at a later date.
Memorable Captions About Eyes
146. We see as we are, or so they say.
147. You catch my eye and I catch my breath.
148. Keep rolling your eyes. Perhaps you’ll find a brain back there!
149. Eyes are like windows that need never be cleaned.
150. I look into your eyes and feel at peace.
151. Oh dear, it seems my eyes have sprung a leak.
152. Never take the miracle of sight for granted.
153. You can fake a smile with your lips, but never with your eyes.
154. Your eyes are many things, including massive flirts.
155. Some eyes are more transparent than others. In his, you could stare straight down into his soul.
156. Always remember that mouths lie more often than eyes.
157. When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye!
158. If eyes are windows to the soul, tears are their natural window cleaner.
159. I wonder what you see when you look at me.
160. In the famous words of James Joyce: shut your eyes and see.
Last but not least, here are 15 eye captions for Instagram that contribute something insightful…
Insightful Caption For Eyes Ideas
161. The language of the eyes is universal.
162. Sight is a tool with which we build our realities.
163. Eyes are like judges of the mind.
164. You often learn more about someone from a flash of eye contact than an hour of conversation.
165. Eyes are like autobiographies. One look can tell entire histories.
166. Our eyes are the lens. Our minds, the filter.
167. To gaze into someone’s eyes is to be vulnerable.
168. An open mind is crucial for making the most of open eyes.
169. Eyes are portals to peoples’ true intentions.
170. Eyes that are open aren’t always seeing.
171. There’s a big difference between looking at someone’s eyes and into them.
172. Never confuse vision and sight.
173. Beautiful eyes have nothing to do with line, form or colour and everything to do with seeing the good in others.
174. Listening is done with your eyes as well as your ears.
175. Age isn’t found in a number, but in the eyes.
Remember These Eyes Quotes and Eyes Captions for Instagram
Few things in life are harder to describe than the beauty of eyes and the nature of sight.
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