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Letter "U" » Understanding
«To understand a man, you must know his memories. The same is true of a nation.»
«To be great is to be misunderstood.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
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misunderstands, misunderstood
«Understanding is a two-way street.»
Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
(Diplomat, First Lady, Humanitarian)
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Understanding
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two-way street, two way
«Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him»
Author: Erich Fromm
(Philosopher, Psychoanalyst)
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Understanding
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above, accuse, accuses, accusing, condone, condoned, condones, condoning, judge, placed, The Accused
«To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.»
Author: Kahlil Gibran
(Essayist, Novelist, Poet)
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Understanding
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achieved, already, aspires
«Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.»
«To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi»
«Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly (Proverbs 16:22).»
«To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed that can make life a garden.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
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Understanding
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distances, expressed, garden, spite
«Three can hold their peace, if two be away»
Author: Proverb
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Understanding
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