Quotes About Understanding

Love does not dominate; it cultivates. ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Gegner glauben uns zu wiederlegen, wenn sie ihre meinung wiederholen und auf die unsrige nicht achten.

None but the lonely heart understands my sorrows. Alone and torn from all joy, I gaze into the firmament, into the distant space. The one who loves me, who knows me, is nowhere near. I am dizzy and my insides are aflame. None but the lonely heart knows how I suffer.

Der Mensch muss bei dem Glauben verharren, dass das Unbegreifliche befreidlich sei; er würde sonst nicht forschen.

Iznad naroda je ljudskost.

Las sociedades más agradables son aquellas en que reina un sereno respeto mutuo entre sus miembros

Yet here poor fool for all my lore, I stand no wiser than before

What we know we do not need; what we need, we know not...

Willst du die Blüte des frühen, die Früchte des späteren Jahres, Willst du, was reizt und entzückt, Willst du, was sättigt und nährt, Willst du den Hummel, die erde mit Einem Namen begreifen, Nenn' ich, Sakuntala, dich, und dann ist alles gesagt.

Ein Jahrhundert, das sich bloß auf die Analyse verlegt und sich vor der Synthese gleichsam fürchtet, ist nicht auf dem rechten Wege; denn nur beide zusammen, wie Aus- und Einatmen, machen das Leben der Wissenschaft. 1829, "Analyse und Synthese

El amor deja entrar solamente a quien ama.

Es hört doch jeder nur, was er versteht.

Oh happy he who still can hope in our day to breathe the truth while plunged in seas of error! What we don't know is really what we need, and what we know is of no use to us whatever!

Friend, we are all human, and the bit of sense any one of us might have is of little or no use when the passions rage and by the constraints of being human we are put under duress." [...] And we parted, not having understood one other. But then here on earth no one ever easily understands anyone else.

Mistrust all those in whom the desire to punish is imperative - Goethe

I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either

Whether women are better than men I cannot say ... but i can say they are certainly no worse.

Empathy is just another way to talk about yourself.

The key is to learn to respect and honor the complications of other people's lives

if we cultivate compassion for those who have hurt us, we have the possibility of overcoming our anger,pain, and fear. compassion is a great medicine.

Every day you can ask yourself, "Have I helped my children understand their gifts and talents? Did I empathize with their feelings enough? Is there something I can do or say now to help strengthen our connection?

This world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.