Quotes About Understanding

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries.

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

History should be written as philosophy.

Who has not the spirit of his age,Of his age has all the unhappiness.

What would constitute useful history? That which should teach us our duties and our rights, without appearing to teach them.

Common sense is not so common.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Love truth, and pardon error.

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.

We are all full of weakness and errors, let us mutually pardon each other our follies it is the first law of nature.

Language is the measure of our lives, and what it means to be human.

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.

I realized that today I truly understood my purpose as Ellie: not just to Find people but to save them.

Some people just don't appreciate having a dog around. It's sad to think there are people like that. I knew Gloria was that way—maybe that's why she could never be truly happy.

Human motivation is unfathomable to dogs, so I wasn't sure why the two of us were separated, but I knew that when the time came, Ethan would Find me.

Humans are so much more complex than dogs, with such a broad range of feelings—though there were many times I missed the Yard, for the most part I was now living a far richer life, even though I often didn't know what was going on.

When she sat on the couch I jumped up to be with her and I put my head in her lap. I could feel some of the tension and sadness leave her. I was giving Mom comfort. This was more important than going for walks, more important than helping feed the cats—it was the most important job I had. I knew I should sit with Mom for as long as she needed me.

She taught me that it was a good thing to love more than just my boy, Ethan, opening my eyes to the fact that I'd actually loved many people in my lives, that loving humans was my ultimate purpose.

I knew we were supposed to bark because CJ was always angry when someone knocked. "Hey! Stop! Quiet! Enough!" she would yell. I didn't understand the words, but the meaning was clear: she was upset with the knocking and we should keep barking.

It wasn't as much fun as being a doodle dog, but I now knew why these creatures, these human beings, had so fascinated me from the moment I saw them. It was because my fate was inextricably linked with theirs.

The sharp pain I felt when I thought about how much I missed the boy was just something to get used to: a dog's job was to do what people wanted.

I wagged my tail so the person would know I wasn't serious about all the barking; I was just doing my job.