Quotes About Insight

small talk comes from small bones

When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs I am compelled to conclude That man is the superior animal. When I consider the curious habits of man I confess, my friend, I am puzzled

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

When the mind swings by a grass-blade an ant's forefoot shall save you

Literature is news that stays news.

No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

With one day's reading a man may have the key in his hands.

Glance is the enemy of vision.

The one self-knowledge worth having is to know one's own mind.

Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed.

Before I go on with this short history, let me make a general observation—the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we explain ourselves to ourselves, so we can live with ourselves...

In a world grown dark with deceit there there are many who are blinded and few who can hold up a light so that we can see the way. More important, so that we can look at ourselves, as well as others, and know how similar we are to the herd.

There is so much that the past can teach us. -The Cripple

Wisdom is the beginning of sadness.

Bachelors know more about women than married men; if it wasn't the case, they would have married too

Experience is that marvellous thing that allows you to recognize a mistake when you've already made it many times!

Seemingly useless bits of knowledge often were the difference between success and failure.

station-house gossip, had seen it all and done it all, and took flack

But then, wasn't there always more to any woman than a mere man might think?

Learned fools exceed all fools

In many cases the problem does not lie with someone paying too much attention to the dark side of things, it is actually due to our overemphasis on bright and positive things — sometimes that brightness can be so blinding that it damages our ability to see things clearly.

Only when you understand common sense will you be able to truly understand how to take care of practical matters.

The problem is that your so-called humanistic spirit hasn't allowed you to think about things from someone else's perspective. If you did, then you would have taken all this into consideration already.... Adhering to the principles of humanism is the most basic and fundamental type of common sense.