Quotes About Understanding

Though men of delicate taste be rare, they are easily to be distinguished in society by the soundness of their understanding, and the superiority of their faculties above the rest of mankind.

Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

We'll just have to get along. That's what people do, you know? They just get along. And try to help each other.

We must start human society from scratch; as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding.

I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance.

The measure of a society is its compassion.

Criminals thrive on society's understanding.

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

Human society is inconceivable unless words are to some extent bonds.

We need a much deeper understanding of exactly what it is our industrial society, in its present creation, is jeopardizing. We need a more profound perception of what is at stake.

Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding.

Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.

But one never does form a just idea of anybody beforehand. One takes up a notion and runs away with it.

The world has narrowed to a neighbourhood before it has broadened to a brotherhood.

Neither the Christian attitude of love for all mankind nor humane hopes for an organized society must cause us to forget that the 'human stratum' may not be homogeneous.

When one attains self-knowledge, distinctions of race and religion vanish.

Fear trumps empathy.

Your Misunderstanding creates your Understanding!

To hate someone just because he doesn't presume like you is big blunder.

Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.

To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.