Quotes About Clarity

Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do.

Anything more than the truth would be too much.

Every poem is a momentary stay against the confusion of the world.

There ought to be a view around the world From such a mountain

In three words I can sum up everything I've

to understand our love they'd have to turn the world upside down

Out of the mouths of babes may come gems of wisdom, but also garbage.

I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of the light. But light –truth, understanding, knowledge–is there, and it will only shine in many dark places if I reflect it.

If it is not worth doing, it is worth not doing it well.

As Gracián said, "The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.

Your mind is the starting point of all war and all strategy. A mind that is easily overwhelmed by emotion, that is rooted in the past instead of the present, that cannot see the world with clarity and urgency, will create strategies that will always miss the mark.

Anger is the most destructive of emotional responses, for it clouds your vision the most.

The mind must not wander from goal to goal, or be distracted by success from its sense of purpose and proportion.

The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces.

Emotions cloud reason, and if you cannot see the situation clearly, you cannot prepare for and respond to it with any degree of control. Anger

Your eyes must be on the larger trends that govern events, on that which is not immediately visible. Never lose sight of your long-term goals. With an elevated perspective, you will have the patience and clarity to reach almost any objective.

If you feel lost and confused, if you lose your sense of direction, if you cannot tell the difference between friend and foe, you have only yourself to blame.

You cannot hit two targets with one arrow. If your thoughts stray, you miss your enemies' heart. Mind and arrow must become one.

When you are in total darkness, the tiniest point of light is very bright.

He had got down to the bones of it, and they were fine and strong and simple.

He was glad that he liked the country undecorated, hard and stripped of its finery. He had got down to the bare bones of it, and they were fine and strong and simple.

I probably misunderstand misunderstanding itself

What I want you to do for me is this: I want to understand certain things and tell them to others. To do it, I have to get them right, so they are hard to resist. Stay with me until I can do this. Afterwards, you can go where you want.

Here are some great ones: What do I really want for myself? What do I really want for others? What do I really want for the relationship? Once you've asked yourself what you want, add one more equally telling question: How would I behave if I really wanted these results?