Quotes About Insight

Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.

Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds. -Laura Ingalls Wilder, author (1867-1957)

Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know.

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows

Literature is the expression of society.

In order to see the world clearly, you must clean the windows of perception. The only problem is, our society doesn't do windows.

Society develops wit, but its contemplation alone forms genius.

You cannot criticize the New Testament. It criticizes you.

The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.

You perceive I generalize with intrepidity from single instances. It is the tourist's custom.

Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.

But one never does form a just idea of anybody beforehand. One takes up a notion and runs away with it.

Your Misunderstanding creates your Understanding!

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

Obedience to God's will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. It is not willingness to know, but willingness to DO (obey) God's will that brings certainty.

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.

Asking good questions is half of learning.

Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

Obedience to God's will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight.

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

The whole purpose of an adventure is to gain some spiritual or emotional insight. When you compromise the process, you compromise the gain.

I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.

Knowing is passing from the false to the true and seeing the Absolute Whole in the part.