Question

A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Who said these words and why

Answer 1

suspicious man would tend to believe the evidence that is present in front of him and in John Byro's case,he could have accused Aram and Maroud of stealing his horse because the one which they had was exactly like his stolen horse. But Byro was not a suspicious man,he was aware of the fact that the boys' family was famed for their honesty, it had been the watermark of their family for several generations. So he takes the boys at face value and chooses to believe in what he knows by heart and not what he sees in front of him.

Answer 2

Answer :

John Byro said the words "A suspicious man would believe of his eyes instead of his heart." in the short story 'The Summer of The Beautiful White Horse' by William Saroyan.

He said these words when he met Aram and Mourad with his missing horse. He said them because he believed that the evidence that he had in front of him was enough to cause suspicion in any man's eyes. However, he was not suspicious as he had complete trust in the honesty of Mourad's tribe and so, believed the horse to be an exact twin of his own horse.