Trust your eyes over your ears.

The source

"Trust your eyes over your ears." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B101a (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ὀφθαλμοὶ γὰρ τῶν ὤτων ἀκριβέστεροι μάρτυρες."

Original Greek, Fragment B101a (Diels-Kranz). Greek: Diels-Kranz fragment text via el.wikisource.

Who said it

Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Philosopher of Ephesus who taught that everything flows. Only fragments of his book survive.

Questions

Who said "Trust your eyes over your ears."?

Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B101a (Diels-Kranz).

What is the original Greek?

ὀφθαλμοὶ γὰρ τῶν ὤτων ἀκριβέστεροι μάρτυρες. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.