Quotes About Insight

The man who doesn't know his own ability is ignorant of himself.

Literature is subservient to nothing but truth.

If, while observing the boundless universe, the writer is able to scrutinize his own self as well as others, the resulting incisiveness of his observations will far surpass objective descriptions of reality.

The way we understand both our present and our future depends on what we have lived through.

No matter how revolutionary people were, he said, they could not live without books. Without books, we would not understand the world; without books, we could not develop; without books, nature could not serve humanity.

Por mais revolucionárias que sejam, disse, as pessoas não podem viver sem livros. Sem livros não compreenderíamos o mundo; sem livros não poderíamos desenvolver; sem livros, a natureza não pode servir a humanidade.

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

He had a special feeling for what he called the "correct miscalculation," for he believed that mistakes were often as revealing as the right answers. This gave us confidence even when our best efforts came to nothing.

In these pages, the Professor had walked beyond beaten paths, looking for truth in a place no one knows.

Root always showed amazing insight when it came to the Professor.

He had a special feeling for what he called the "correct miscalculation," for he believed that mistakes were often as revealing as the right answers.

No era una vergüenza el no saber, sino solo una señal que podía llevar hacia una nueva verdad.

In the midst of a vast field of numbers, a straight path opened before my eyes.

You should strike at the moon in the water.

Luz et veritas, Light and truth

history is like a mirror that helps you to see through yourself.

You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?

Tandis qu'ils gravitaient tous autour d'elle, j'avais compris, à cet âge sans philosophie, que l'aveugle n'est pas celui qui ne voit pas, mais celui qu'on ne voit pas ; il n'est pire cécité que de passer partout inaperçu.

Oftentimes the child is the father of the man.

How can I tell what I think until I see what I say?

Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.

When our understanding of an idea develops to the point that it changes our behavior.

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When we make judgements about things based on appearance, instead of on what really matters, we get into trouble.