Understanding Quotes - Page 6

Men all pay homage to what understanding understands, but no one understands enough to rely upon what understanding does not understand and thereby come to understand.

In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow.

It is a part of probability that many improbabilities will happen.

You should always be ready to apply these two rules of action, the first, to do nothing other than what the kingly and law-making art ordains for the benefits of humankind, and, the second, to be prepared to change your mind if someone is at hand to put you right and guide you away from some groundless opinion.

Do not dismiss the words of the old; they possess wisdom, which comes only with age, and often speak of things that the young are too immature to understand.

Quiet moments bring you closer to God. It's your silent time within your own private sanctuary. People have so many things to talk about, worry about, think about, without giving themselves peace within. Quiet moments give you access to areas of your brain which allows you to function proficiently.

In a world where things are moving so fast, don't get lost in the midst of it all. Figure out what's more important to you and proceed with confidence. I know it gets a bit hectic at times and almost seems impossible. But, you can get there, even if you must pause along the way. Just don't come to a complete stop.

Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

Always being truthful gives you a certain kind of freedom. It springs forth like a fountain splashing throughout your body until it floods your soul. To be honest and to be trustworthy are great attributes. Ah, the power, Ah, the freedom

Love requires trust, and trust requires honesty that is only got through love.

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.

Mama said it's probably because of Suzanne, and that you are never the same after a child dies. That made me wonder what she was like before Clover died, because I don't think I really knew my own mother until I had children, and if she was different before, I don't remember.

We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.

If you understood him, it would not be God.

It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).

Yep, there's special eyes that only Jesus can give. When people have special eyes, they can see past a person's face and show other people love.

I kept reaching for my muses,
my wandering muses, floating
on clouds filled with their passions.”
(Muses of Wandering Passions, p. 64)

I love him in ways that I can’t explain to other people. They don’t understand… it’s not their fault.

I can only be me not thee, as far as the eyes can see!

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.