Quotes About Clarity

Peace is understanding, not quiet

To speak the truth is easy and pleasant.

The goals we pursue are always veiled. A girl who longs for marriage longs for something she knows nothing about. The boy who hankers after fame has no idea what fame is. The thing that gives our every move its meaning is always totally unknown to us.

He who avoids misunderstandings, Amused at the play of his own mind, Is ever joyful.

When one comes to the essence of being, The shining wisdom of reality Illumines all like the cloudless sky.

One word can sometimes be sharper than a thousand swords

As long as you doubt your sanity, you can't be insane.

Every word you add dilutes the sentence.

To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.

I find that in life, even the most unsympathetic person has a clear delineation of his motives, however complex and unappealing, but to him, there is a moral clarity to his actions. I think part of my job as a storyteller is to recognize the congruity or incongruity of his motives and behavior and somehow still be fair to the character and to the reader.

If you want to realize yourselves all your pet illusions must be unmasked.

When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.

I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anywhere. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life.

The result of my not caring so much about what I say allows me to care more about how I say it.

I will employ the gentle, vague expression "I'm not crazy about that on you," which should mean to you, "Holy shit, take that off, that looks terrible!" I owe it to you to give feedback like a cattle prod: painful but quick.

Aha, Mine-chan, I see. It all becomes clear. And I have to hand it to you, you are a little rascal." As far as I'm concerned, there is never an excuse for bad behavior.

Clarity comes when you unify all the faculties of the mind into a magnificent light of perception. That light is the concentrated force of the mind. It is by that brightness that truth is revealed.

A strong perspective is the root of wisdom.

Keep life simple… turn toward the divine. It satisfies, it brings knowledge, and it brings joy.

An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

Cansadament potser, o tal vegada més allunyat que mai del joc que incita, espero algun senyal, una paraula o un gest tal volta que reveli tota la densitat del buit que m'acompanya i em torni la perduda lucidesa.

He [Nicolaus Steno] told the audience, "Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.

Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do comprehend.

Don't feel ashamed, girl," she said, answering my thoughts. "The truth is a noble grail to seek. But if you're after it, you must imagine, first, what it will mean to get it. The truth is neither good nor bad. It is above evil. Above morality. It doesn't offer anything besides itself." She nodded resolutely. "I'm proud I told Jackson the truth. I'm glad he died knowing who he was.