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> [To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoevsky/to-achieve-perfection-one-must-first-begin-by-not-understanding-many/)

[Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoevsky/)

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> [Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/heaven-is-in-everything-follow-the-light-hide-in-the-cloudiness-and/)

[Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/)

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> [If we want to change something, we must begin with understanding. But if we want to love something, we must begin with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-greitens/if-we-want-to-change-something-we-must-begin-with-understanding-but/)

[Eric Greitens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-greitens/)

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> [I begin with understanding the intentions of the story. That helps me to zero in. Then I gather research for each individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-e-carter/i-begin-with-understanding-the-intentions-of-the-story-that-helps-me/)

[Ruth E. Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-e-carter/)

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> [Try to see the world from the eyes of an old man! Old eyes are a good place to begin with for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/try-to-see-the-world-from-the-eyes-of-an-old-man-old-eyes-are-a-good/)

[Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

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