Quotes About Understanding

Um Humanwissenschaften zu betreiben, genügt es nicht, Kriminalromane zu lesen, als ob sie Parmenides wären, man muß auch Parmenides lesen, als ob er ein Kriminalroman wäre.

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. This

A paradox is a genuine reversal of the commonly accepted point of view, one that presents an unacceptable world, thereby eliciting resistance and rejection, and yet, if we make an effort to understand it, it is one that leads to knowledge; eventually it seems to be witty because it has to be admitted that it is true.

Pengetahuan Tuhan mewujud dalam pengetahuan manusia

Nav nek?, ko es zin?tu. Ir lietas, ko saj?t sirds...

Para ser tolerante, é preciso fixar os limites do intolerável.

Librat nuk janë bërë për tu besuar, por për t'u hetuar. Kur lexojmë një libër nuk duhet të pyesim veten çfarë thotë, por çfarë nënkupton

No cierres mis labios abriendo los tuyos.

enanos —admitió Guillermo—, pero enanos subidos sobre los hombros de aquellos gigantes y, aunque pequeños, a veces logramos ver más allá de su horizonte.

La lingua dell'Europa è la traduzione / The language of Europe is translation / Die Sprache Europas ist die Übersetzung.

Estudio. —¿Va a la universidad o estudia? —Aunque le parezca extraño, una cosa no está reñida con la otra.

When one has a text to question, it is irrelevant to ask the author.

Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know you know.

Los libros no se han hecho para que creamos lo que dicen, sino para que los analicemos. Cuando cogemos un libro, no debemos preguntarnos qué dice, sino qué quiere decir

And by this passion I was naturally seduced, and I understood why the angelic doctor said that amor est magis cognitivus quam cognitio, that we know things better through love than through knowledge.

recognize the evidence through which the world speaks to us like a great book.

Los libros no se han hecho para que creamos en lo que dicen, sino para que los analicemos. Cuando tomamos un libro, no debemos preguntarnos qué dice, sino qué quiere decir.

sá»± h?c h?i không ch? bao g?m hi?u bi?t Ä'i?u th?y ph?i hay có th? làm, mà còn bao g?m c? sá»± hi?u bi?t Ä'i?u th?y s? có kh? n?ng làm nhÆ°ng có l? không nên.

El sabio debe velar de alguna manera los secretos que descubre, para evitar que otros hagan mal uso de ellos.

Between the unattainable intention of the author and the arguable intention of the reader, there is the transparent intention of the text, which refutes untenable interpretations.

And that will be full knowledge, the learning of the singular.

tüm dilleri konuÅŸtuÄŸunu, ama hiçbirini bilmediÄŸini anlad?m.

Where have i=I read that at the end, when life, surface upon surface, has become completely encrusted with experience, you know everything, the secret, the power, and the glory, why you were born, why you are dying, and how it all could have been different? You are wise. But the greatest wisdom, at that moment, is knowing that your wisdom is too late. You understand everything when there is no longer anything to understand.

Pe de o parte, ne putem recunoaÈ™te pe noi înÈ™ine numai în prezenÈ›a Altuia, È™i pe acest fapt se sprijin? regulile de convieÈ›uire È™i înÈ›elegere. Dar mai degrab? îl g?sim insuportabil pe acest Altul, pentru c? într-o m?sur? oarecare nu este noi. AÈ™a c?, reducându-l la un duÈ™man, ne construim infernul nostru pe p?mânt.