Quotes About Understanding

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.

To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of all true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of devoutly religious men.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance — but for us, not for God.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

When I study philosophical works I feel I am swallowing something which I don't have in my mouth.

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one learned in school.

Ego = 1/ Knowledge: More the knowledge lesser the ego, lesser the knowledge more the ego.

God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.

The first and most important necessity is the creation of a modus vivendi with the Arab people.

The horizon of many people is a circle with a radius of zero. They call this their point of view.

The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little child entering a huge library. The walls are covered to the ceilings with books in many different tongues. The child knows that someone must have written these books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. But the child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books - a mysterious order which it does not comprehend, but only dimly suspects.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

Theories should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.

To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull facilities can comprehend only in the most primitive forms--this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the ranks of the devoutly religious men.

What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.

I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

Any fool can know. The point is to understand.

Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

Never underestimate your own ignorance.