Quotes About Insight

Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.

The spiritual vision may be lost by non-use, as any other faculty may be lost.

Intuition without reason is the fertile mother of blunders and wrongs.

The accumulation of facts, even if interesting in themselves, should not constitute the main part of education; these facts, whether they be of classical learning or knick-knacks of history, will be of little use unless the mind has been trained to see them in proper perspective.

Chekhov will seek out the key situation in the life of a cabman or a charwoman, and make them glow for a brief moment in the tender light of his sympathy.

I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just trying to hear why this is funny. Women's restrooms are especially great. I wash my hands twice waiting for people to come in and start talking.

Ask a burning question, get a burning answer

Unlike other reformers, Luther rarely claimed divine inspiration for his ideas. It is interesting too that he uses the word Kunst—art—for it suggests that the insight, like the skill of a craftsman or artist, opened up a whole new ability to accomplish things in a different way.

The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.

Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad.

I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad.

You have an inner prosperity guide: your intuition. When you begin to pay attention to it, it will lead you to this truth - Abundance is your birthright.

I've discovered that the things that happen in my life make a lot more sense when I include God in the picture. It's like trying to work a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the front of the box. You can do it, but the task of putting thousands of tiny pieces together will sure go easier and make a lot more sense if you can take a peek at the bigger picture now and then.

To say that he 'nailed a subject's soul to the canvas' makes the assumption that we persons, as well as artists, can see one another's souls. Maybe we do. Maybe we all have the ability to perceive another's soul, and do so every day, only we take it for granted, and don't even know it when we're doing it. We call it knowing someone's 'character' or 'personality.

There was often truth to be found in wine that didn't come out otherwise.

It still comes as a shock to realize that I don't write about what I know, but in order to find out what I know. —PATRICIA HAMPL If

religion as a bridge to truth rather than a set of strictures—remained

but the importation of knowledge did not mean the exportation of wisdom.

SECRET #4 Something can stare you in the face and you still can't see it. Better take another gander.

Do you know what a tre vie is, Juliana?

Toti knew, someone with a strong sense

The remarkable discoveries of these scientists suggested

I choose the irrational from a rational position. I'm positioning myself on Undo, undo even undoing. Un-think, because routines dull the mind, and you don't see what's in front of you. Familiarity breeds contempt, and also lack of in-sight and out-sight.

Wisdom makes decisions today that will still be good tomorrow.