Quotes About Wisdom

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more and more.

We only fear what we don't understand, and I hate to be scared.

There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought to anything, and comprehend everything. 'Blessed hands' is the name bestowed on these fortunate beings. The world envies, honours and respects them.

As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makres plain the pathway.

I don't understand people getting depressed about getting older. There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it.

Human beings understand too much.

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

There are many things that I don't understand.

If you would judge, understand.

The more life you live, the more you are able to understand the experiences of other people. It's one of the few benefits of getting older.

Those who understand only what can be explained understand very little.

I think every day you try to soak up as much as you can to learn and understand things better.

I know we live in a materialistic world. I am not living on Cloud Nine; I am not living in Disneyland. I understand all that.

Nothing would catch me off guard, because I understand the world I live in. I understand it very well. And the world I live in is not necessarily a fair or just world. I have dealt with these injustices for the bigger part of my life.

The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding.

The more knowledge you've got, the more understanding you have, the better you are able to implement and pass it on to others.