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Understanding Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard
- It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what those things are. Human understanding…
- The absurd . . . the fact that with God all things are possible. The absurd is not one of the factors which can be…
- It is tragic-comic to see that all this knowledge and understanding exercises no power at all over men's lives, that their lives do not express…
- One is not unpopular because he uses peculiar expressions; that just so happens; such terms become a fad, and by and by everybody, down to…
- People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
- Silence is the demon's trap, and the more one is silenced, the more terrible the demon; but silence is also the divinity's mutual understanding with…
- It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand...
- Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose.
- Thus our own age is essentially one of understanding, and on the average, perhaps, more knowledgeable than any former generation, but it is without passion.…
- In order to help another effectively, I must understand what he understands. If I do not know that, my greater understanding will be of no…
More Understanding Quotes
- Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. — Isaac Asimov
- An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. — David Attenborough
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is… — Dean Acheson
- To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius
- Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely. — Marcus Aurelius
- Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. — Richard Bach
- Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already… — Richard Bach
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. — Francis Bacon