Quotes About Understanding

An individual understands a concept, skill, theory, or domain of knowledge to the extent that he or she can apply it appropriately in a new situation.

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.

There are no unnatural or supernatural phenomenon, only very large gaps in our knowledge of what is natural... we should strive to fill those gaps of ignorance.

Habit may lead us to belief and expectation but not to the knowledge, and still less to the understanding, of lawful relations.

Violence begins where knowledge ends.

They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.

Knowledge without understanding is useless.

When I was learned, knowledge was everything. Now that I'm a learner, kindness is everything.

There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.

Doubt is the necessary tool of knowledge.

The greatest weapons in the conquest of knowledge are an understanding mind and the inexorable curiosity that drives it on.

Only the knowledge that comes from inside is the real Knowledge

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world

Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.

nadie puede exigir lo que no sabe que existe y a quien no conoce

No soportamos que nuestros allegados no estén al corriente de nuestras penas

nimelt et eavesdropping, salaja pealtkuulamine, mitte ainult ei ole mõlemas linnas [Cambridge ja Oxford] laialdaselt harrastatud tegevus, vaid oli, on ja jääb parimaks (ehkki algeliseks) vajalike teadmiste kogumise mooduseks, kui ei taheta muutuda autsaideriks, kes midagi ei tea ja kel pole midagi jagada.

Escuchar es lo más peligroso', pensé, 'es saber, es estar enterado y estar al tanto, los oídos carecen de párpados que puedan cerrarse instintivamente a lo pronunciado, no pueden guardarse de lo que se presiente que va a escucharse, siempre es demasiado tarde.

Pero nunca hay nadie a quien no le vea uno algo de gracia, cuando lo trata.

Tratar con un matrimonio es como tratar con una sola persona contradictoria y desmemoriada.

Todo es justificable desde el propio punto de vista, y cada cual tiene el suyo, cargarse de razón es muy fácil.

horrible que la gente que uno conoce se muera, aunque la conozca poco, no se comprende que ya no exista quien ha existido.