Quotes About Understanding

You were right. But I don't condemn her for it. Trianna deals with the world in the best way she can, as do we all. I understand that, even if I don't approve, and understanding - as Oromis said - breeds empathy.

Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.

Quiera yo, al entrar en este lugar, comprender mi transitoriedad y olvidar mi apego a todo aquello que amo.

Learn what you can about Murtagh from this. Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash the act was.

Maybe," said Thane, "we aren't as clubfooted as you are.

You cannot help but be human

Una vez tuve alguien a quien hablar, a alguien que entendía lo que yo era

You must learn to see what you are looking at. And also: The way of the warrior is the way of knowing.

Understanding begets empathy and compassion for even the meanest beggar.

Ia tersadar bahwa hal yang dianggapnya luas ternyata hanya sebagian kecil dari sesuatu yang lebih luas lagi

Pain is pain,' she said. 'It needs no description.

When she finished, there was a long, long silence, and she could see the eyes of both Akawe and Koyich darting back and forth as they messaged each other.

Meaning comes from purpose.…

And I'd never heard Mother and Father argue before.

An aha experienced decades ago by one of us is relevant to this point. Halfway through a grueling clinical internship, CP [Christopher Peterson] complained to his supervisor, "No one [meaning the patients] ever says thank you for anything I try to do." The response from the experienced psychiatrist stopped CP mid-whine: "If they [the patients] could say thank you, how many of them do you think would be in a psychiatric hospital?

In this world of gossip, a good listener is rarer than a great orator.

Love me...I am not evil.

When you are in love you know no fear or hatred. when you are fearful there is no possibility of love or hatred. And when there is hate, there is only hate.

We're not gods, Julia. We're helpers. That's all. People have called us terrible things in the past. But that was only because they didn't understand us. That understanding is for the future, a time not long from now. You may live to see it. Then perhaps you can work openly, but for now, keep your gifts to yourself. Never flaunt your abilities. Never think you hold the power of life and death. Only God has that power. When it's a person's time, nothing can save them.

Happiness can make us feel big and sure of ourselves, but only pain gives us depth.

He had smoked dope exactly twice, but stopped when he realized it was called dope for a reason.

That's the beauty of meeting in the middle of the story. We already know each other.

On my eighth birthday I asked my grandfather how big the world was. When you are small, he said, it is huge. But when you are a master of nature, it is like a ball you can hold in your hand.

I must recognise that in the same situation, I could have been either a killer or an evader... What I do not accept, however, are the old clichés that to explain is to excuse, to understand is to forgive. Explaining is not excusing; understanding is not forgiving.