Quotes About Insight

Find a man whose words paint you a likeness, you have found a man worth something; mark his manner of doing it, as very characteristic of him.

Counsel dwells not under the plumed hat.

All that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of Books. They are the chosen possession of men.

We were wise indeed, could we discern truly the signs of our own time; and by knowledge of its wants and advantages, wisely adjust our own position in it. Let us, instead of gazing wildly into the obscure distance, look calmly around us, for a little, on the perplexed scene where we stand.

Folly is that wisdom which is wise only behindhand.

Dante Alighieri] is world-great not because he is world-wide but because he is world-deep.

Al wat de mensheid heeft gedaan, gedacht, gewonnen, of is geweest, dat ligt als door toverkunst vastgelegd in boeken.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A good book is the purest essence of a human soul.

A person usually has two reasons for doing something, a good reason and the real reason.

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

So if you are going to look for a pearl, it is best to still the waves; it will be hard to find if you stir the water. When the water of concentration is still and clear, the pearl of mind reveals itself.

The motto is, focus on understanding, not on being understood.

The one who knows much about anything knows far better than the uneducated how much he does not know about it.

Four times out of five the linesman gets a better view of the ball near him than the player himself.

There are definitely elements of experience and stuff that someone who's my age wouldn't have. But there are also things that I can do that other people wouldn't necessarily be able to.

Things come to you without you necessarily knowing what they mean.

To know how a character will behave in any given situation is a necessity and a gift.

We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

You need the right balance between data and gut feeling.

I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do.

Is everything funny? For me, yes. There's a positive to every negative. Even my divorce? For me, yes. If you go back and look at it, why it happened or how it happened, there's something in there that'll make you laugh.

Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, 'You know that point they made... they were dead on.'