Quotes About Insight

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assumed prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.

men's actions are the best guides to their thoughts

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

He that takes away Reason to make way for Revelation puts out the Light of both , as one who pokes out eye to see .

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.

Your eyes are so sharp that you cannot only look through a millstone, but clean through the mind.

Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow when the first two meet by moonlight.

To cut ourselves off from the past is to rob ourselves from understanding the present.

In seeking understanding, I am seeking for meaning.

Meyer is a transcendent warmth, the listening ear of a total understanding and forgiveness, a humble wisdom.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

Underlying omotenashi is having an idea of what the customer wants without asking, so that their needs can be anticipated.

artists know to look deeper than just surface beauty. They dig for what's underneath the underneath

Because the arts are not about what you can just see or sense; they're about discovering what underlies it all—

While great art makes you wonder, great design makes things clear.

The best designers in the world all squint when they look at something. They squint to see the forest from the trees-to find the right balance. Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less.

Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less.

Although data can make a compelling case for something, data rarely create the emotions needed to spur people into action

It is known, I was told.

I wonder if they realize how much I notice about them They probably haven't a clue because I never look at them or show the slightest interest. But I'm very aware of everything. I remember seeing an old film once where a father says to his son: "Son when your mouth's open you're not learning anything." If that's true then I'm well on the way to becoming the world's wisest woman.

The days that make us happy make us wise.

Shamanic abilities are generally brought on by a personal crisis