Quotes About Understanding

Who you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now.

It is precisely in knowing its limits that philosophy consists.

Philosophy is everybody's business.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.

Such a man, truly wise, creams off Nature leaving the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason to lap up.

When I read philosophy or neuroscience papers about consciousness, I don't get the sense we're any closer to understanding it than we were 50 years ago.

Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and intelligibly recorded.

And now it seems she's on my wavelength. That's all I need. My mind isn't much of a comfort to me but at least I thought it was private.

Philosophy may in no way interfere with the actual use of language; it can in the end only describe it.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

America's government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions that would be needed to meet the commitments.

Philosophy cannot raise the commonalty up to her level: so, if she is to become popular, she must sink to theirs.

It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases.

The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.

Philosophy is the rational expression of genius.

The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone

Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise.

The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.

Artists, like the Greek gods, are only revealed to one another.

We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties.

But this wealth of information produced little or no insight.