Quotes About Comprehension

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.

Those who have no mental vigilance, Though they may hear the teachings, ponder them or meditate, With minds like water seeping from a leaking jug, Their learning will not settle in their memories.

But Love is the final reality; and anyone who does not understand this, be he writer or sage, is a man flawed in wisdom.

To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.

What I have sought is to understand what has been said.

The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.

To understand possible means to understand impossible.

It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.

Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between "That doesn't make sense" and "I don't understand.

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.

The experience of others adds to our knowledge, but not to our wisdom; that is dearer bought.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.

Know what you know and know that you don't know what you don't know — that is the characteristic of one who knows.

The beginning of all wisdom is recognition of facts.

Only ignorance excuses stupidity

He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure.

To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

Finding patterns is the essence of wisdom

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Of all whose words I have heard, no one attains to this, to know that wisdom is apart from all.

What is not worth understanding is not knowing.