Quotes About Insight

We do not propose any rules; we offer observations. "No right on red" is a rule. "Driving at high speed toward a brick wall usually ends badly" is an observation.

El lector espera que seas tú el que tenga algo que decir sobre la vida, porque para eso pagamos a los escritores.

A teacher is a person who never says anything once.

T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students).

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.

Empathy and emotions do not equate to knowledge or true understanding about others' circumstances.

Again and again, I am aware that the Light not only illumines but it also burns .

It is a grievous blunder to assume that understanding is always sympathetic. Very often we use the phrase "I understand" to mean something kindly, warm, and gracious. But there is an understanding that is hard, cold, minute, and deadly. It is the kind of understanding that one gives to the enemy, or that is derived from an accurate knowledge of another's power to injure. There is an

Margaret could not reply. Was he incredibly stupid, or did he understand her better than she understood herself?

I learned more about economics from one South Dakota dust storm than I did in all my years in college.

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university.

Het leven is niet mogelijk zonder het leergeld van de ontgoocheling.

It is very easy to misunderstand a strange people, and very hard to understand them thoroughly.

The world thinks we idealize our friend, and tells us that love is proverbially blind. Not so: it is only love that sees.

It is not true that people learn nothing from history: they are marvellous at learning the wrong lessons.

All wisdom is plagiarism; only stupidiy is original.

I was working on the principle, you see, that the more obvious you are, the less obvious you are.

Qui t'as dit que je ne le savais pas ? -Tu le sais ? -Non.

Things that appear unlikely, impossible, or paradoxical from one point of view often make perfectly good sense from another.

I wish" assumes that I know what is the opposite of my present experience.

Sometimes the only way for me to find out what it is I want to do is go ahead and do something. Then the moment I start to act, my feelings become clear.

Now that I know that I am no wiser than anyone else, does this wisdom make me wiser?

[L]aughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.

Was weiß denn ich vom Menschenleben? Bin freilich scheinbar drin gestanden, Aber ich hab es höchstens verstanden, Konnte mich nie darein verweben.