Quotes About Comprehension

Ljudi ?itaju kako ho?e (da ?itaju), a ne kako je napisano." (Zapisi iz godine 1933, Djetinjstvo 1902-03 i drugi zapisi, str. 286.; Sabrana djela Miroslava Krleže, sv. 27, Zora, Zagreb, 1972.)

Nunca senti um vazio tão incompreensível dentro de mim, e só então, enquanto meu corpo se erguia do banco, comecei a entender quão absolutamente sozinho eu estava no mundo.

Flecks of dust twinkled in the beam, like a sudden spotlight on a darkened stage. Jay stared at it until comprehension dawned. "Guys," Jay said. "There used to be one hundred and six floors above us, and now I'm seeing sunshine.

Quand on sait entendre, on parle toujours bien.

We always speak well when we manage to be understood.

Saben entendérselas con la muerte. Es la vida lo que los desconcierta.»

The distance between taking social action and having the knowledge is as wide as the mouth of the Mississippi.

If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you don't already possess

If you are reading in order to become a better reader, you cannot read just any book or article. You will not improve as a reader if all you read are books that are well within your capacity. You must tackle books that are beyond you, or, as we have said, books that are over your head. Only books of that sort will make you stretch your mind. And unless you stretch, you will not learn.

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

A lecture has been well described as the process whereby the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the mind of either.

You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.

Your purpose...should always be to know...the whole that was intended to be known.

Human beings have not been given anything higher than wisdom and intellect.

A genius is someone who sees the big picture of everything presented before them—They can predict how it's going to turn out in the end and what steps have to be taken to make it so.

Before giving an answer, you must first understand the question. When the question is not clear, the answer will also follow the same path.

Cultivate the ability to listen and understand everything to which human passions are extinguished or excited.

Education is simply the act of gaining knowledge. Nothing to do with school.

Great thinkers and geniuses are good listeners, but many are not gifted with excellent communicative speech.

Having blessed with ears does not guarantee that you will understand everything that has been said to you.

Listening and hearing is one thing, but understanding is the most crucial part of the equation of mankind.

Reason is not meant to be worshipped, but understood only.

The book might be the same, but it is obvious that the minds and our understandings are not the same at all.