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Letter "U" » Understanding
«Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.»
Author: Baruch Spinoza
(Philosopher)
| About:
Understanding
| Keywords:
indignant, wax, waxes, waxing
«A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.»
Author: Charles Horton Cooley
| About:
Character,
Power,
Purpose,
Relationships,
Thought,
Understanding
| Keywords:
altogether, comprehends, definite, exert, exerts, resisted, symbol
«Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing.»
«A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.»
Author: Kenneth A. Wells
| About:
Listening,
Opinions,
Understanding
| Keywords:
disagree, disagreed, disagreeing, disagrees, exactly, in the end, listener, listeners, sharply, tries
«A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.»
Author: Isaac Newton
(Mathematician, Physicist)
| About:
Falsehood,
Imagination,
Mankind,
Truth,
Understanding
| Keywords:
apprehension, apprehensions
«Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.»
«Choosing to live an extraordinary life is simple. This does not, however, mean that it is easy.»
«A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude»
Author: Sidonie Gabrielle
| About:
Animals,
Gratitude,
Relationships,
Understanding
| Keywords:
bestowed, gesture, kindly, prodigies, prodigy
«Education: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Education,
Understanding
| Keywords:
disclosed, discloses, disguises
«Everyone hears only what he understands.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Hearing,
Understanding
| Keywords:
hears, understands
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