Quotes About Understanding

Metaphysics, whatever it may be, seems still to lead men astray much more than any physics.

the line of mathematical imagination and that of philological critique seem to have faced each other in mutual incomprehension through the centuries

It is surely good method to posit our ignorance of a dazzling, familiar and yet ununderstood word, by treating it formally as an unknown term, and trying to define it by context

Grasp firmly with thy mind the near and the far together

L'amore è amore, in qualunque modo si manifesti. Lui stesso aveva avuto modo di constatare come coppie omosessuali avessero vissuto delle storie con una delicatezza di sentimenti riscontrabile in altre più convenzionali.

El hombre es uno y ninguno. Carga desde hace años con su rostro pegado al cráneo y su sombra cosida a los pies, y todavía no ha logrado comprender cuál de las dos cosas pesa más.

Y si tú no te has dado cuenta de otra cosa, sí debes darte de ésta: que nosotras siempre estamos dispuestas, lo que no sucede con los hombres; y además de esto, una mujer cansaría a muchos hombres, mientras muchos hombres no pueden cansar a una mujer:

he took her to wife, she would still study to please him, nor take umbrage at aught that he should do or say, and if she would be obedient, and many other like things, to all of which she answered ay;

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy

Todas las ciencias se reducen a la física, y la física se puede ahora reducir a una sola fórmula.

Eu ?i-am dezv?luit ?ie sufletul t?u, iar tu mi-ai f?cut cunoscut mie sufletul meu.

Qué era lo que yo quería aprender? ¿Qué quería hacer? No lo sabía. Ni programas ni guías: ninguna idea concreta. De acá o de allá, este u oeste, en profundidad o en altura. Solamente saber, saber todo. —He aquí la palabra de mi desastre: ¡todo!

Non s'impara qualcosa dagli altri che nelle conversazioni a due, dove colui che insegna si adatta alla natura dell'altro, rispiega, esemplifica, domanda, discute e non detta il suo verbo dall'alto.

Unui om nu-i ajunge un singur suflet: îi lipsesc întotdeauna unele înclinaÅ£ii, unele experienÅ£e, unele forme de pricepere. Cu dou? suflete vei putea dep??i pe ceilalÅ£i ÅŸi pe tine însuÅ£i.

DeÈ™tept?ciunea nu este altceva decît gradul cel mai înalt al mediocrit??ii. DeÈ™tept?ciunea e acea form? superioar? de inteligen?? pe care o pot înÈ›elege, aprecia È™i iubi toÈ›i.

Y la cuestión es ésta: la televisión invierte la evolución de lo sensible en inteligible y lo convierte en el ictu oculi , en un regreso al puro y simple acto de ver. La televisión produce imágenes y anula los conceptos, y de este modo atrofia nuestra capacidad de abstracción y con ella toda nuestra capacidad de entender.

Es cierto que la televisión, a diferencia de los instrumentos de comunicación que la han precedido (hasta la radio), destruye más saber y más entendimiento del que transmite.

La televisión produce imágenes y anula los conceptos, y de este modo atrofia nuestra capacidad de abstracción y con ella toda nuestra capacidad de entender.

Capirsi è bene,non capirsi è meglio

I allowed silence its eloquence.

Try to distinguish ignorance from malice. And keep your animus for malice.

Every issue, belief, attitude or assumption is precisely the issue that stands between you and your relationship to another human being and between you and yourself.