Understanding Quotes

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No one seeing a beautifully elaborated lyre with its harmonious, orderly arrangement, and hearing the lyre's music will fail to form a notion of its… — Gregory of Nazianzus
...God does not possess a private knowledge of Himself and a separate knowledge of all the creatures in common. The universal Cause, by knowing Itself,… — Pope Dionysius
The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever.… — Anatoly Karpov
I spent a lot of time when I was president, trying to end wars, prevent killing, and promote understanding. What I have seen is that… — William J. Clinton
There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions… — Paula Gunn Allen
There was a time when only specialized Christian missionaries needed to be able to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against the attacks of Islam.… — Josh McDowell
Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Consciousness is not a bunch of thoughts or a certain level of understanding. Consciousness is a dimension that is beyond our physicality. — Jaggi Vasudev
Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding. — Rick Larsen
My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play. — Vasily Smyslov
I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind,… — Nicolas Malebranche
From the beginning of my Reformation I have asked God to send me neither dreams, nor visions, nor angels, but to give me the right… — Martin Luther
For from the error of not knowing, or understanding, what sin is, there necessarily arises another error, that people cannot know or understand what grace… — Martin Luther
And in this game of life, we all search for ourselves. When I say selves, I mean â€˜inner selvesâ€™, the thing that created the life… — Sydney Banks
Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them. See the world as a mirror. It… — Ajahn Chah
We should do whatever we can to cut through the scum that has grown on our understanding and rediscover freshness. — Philip Yancey
Study and practice are both very important, but they must go hand in hand. Faith without knowledge is not sufficient. Faith needs to be supported… — Dalai Lama
The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is. — Edward Tufte
I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being. — Albert Einstein
While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too… — Stephen Hawking

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