The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
Gilbert K. ChestertonThus, they are free to replace some objects by others so long as the relations remain unchanged.
Henri PoincareThe senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinNatural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur.
Edmund Husserl