Quotes About Understanding

Business could not make dull, nor passion wild; Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole.

Others abide our question. Thou art free.We ask and ask: Thou smilest and art still,Out-topping knowledge.

And these, all labouring for a lord, Eat not the fruit of their own hands: Which is the heaviest of all plagues, To that man's mind, who understands. - The Sick King in Bokhara

Not deep the poet sees, but wide. –

Good typography can help your reader devote less attention to the mechanics of reading and more attention to your message.

All the world's religions speak the same language, they simply use different words.

Marriage takes work, otherwise you're home together all day.

None so blind as those that will not see.

The treasures of wisdom are hidden not from us, but for us, in Christ.

Those who would be wise and knowing must make application to Christ.

We cannot reach true wisdom except by divine revelation.

The graces and comforts of the Spirit are communicated to the soul by the enlightening of the understanding.

Those who have their eyes opened, and have some understanding in the things of God, have need to be more and more enlightened, and to have their knowledge more clear, and distinct, and experimental.

Connecting with people in a powerful way is a skill that must be developed, nurtured, and practiced.

The most devastating form of loneliness is not to be without friends; rather, it is to be surrounded by friends and never to be truly known.

Not every person with their eyes closed is asleep, and not every person with their eyes open can see.

If you get the man right (or the woman, of course), you get the world right.

be kind because everyone you'll ever meet is fighting a hard battle." Wow. What a fabulous insight.

Acceptance is the key to the third level of intimacy. If two people can develop the acceptance necessary to respect each other's opinions, enjoy each other's company despite differences of opinion, and remain dedicated to a common search for truth, then something wonderful happens: the gates of intimacy swing wide open.

our quest for intimacy we must move beyond our preoccupation with the physical and understand what each of the four aspects has to contribute to our relationships. Physical intimacy is limited. But emotional, intellectual, and spiritual intimacies are limitless, and relatively unexplored. And, truth be told, if you truly wish to experience the upper reaches of physical intimacy you must first explore and develop the depths of emotional, intellectual, and spiritual intimacy.

Things that we cannot name tend to build in mystery and become dangerous. Simply naming, defining, and learning to recognize resistance in the moments of our days causes it to lose most of its power over us. It is no longer a mystery because we have named it.

The lesson I learned was that someone can look perfectly fine, but you never know what is going on inside—and everyone has something going on inside.

We become more cautious with people, we are gentler with others, and we give them the benefit of the doubt, because we don't want to be on the giving end of carelessness.

Be gentle with the people who cross your path. If someone is grumpy or rude, if someone makes a mistake or does something wrong, give her the benefit of the doubt. You never know what she is carrying around inside.