Understood Quotes

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The danger to which the success of revolutions is most exposed, is that of attempting them before the principles on which they proceed, and the… — Thomas Paine
I understood . . . that those who desired salvation should act like the trustee who, though having control over great possessions, regards not an… — Mahatma Gandhi
Love can be understood only "from the inside," as a language can be understood only by someone who speaks it, as a world can be… — Robert C. Solomon
She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts. — Thomas B. Macaulay
As to those other things which we hold on the authority, not of Scripture, but of tradition, and which are observed throughout the whole world,… — Saint Augustine
We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a link in this… — Pope Francis
If we reason, we would be understood; if we imagine, we would that the airy children of our brain were born anew within another's; if… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing. — Peter Garrett
But the saints are never the kind of killjoy spinster aunts who go in for faultfinding and lack all sense of humor. (Nor should the… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
The founders of this nation understood that private morality is the fount from whence sound public policy springs. Replying to Washington's first inaugural address, the… — Thomas G. West
I see no clear reason why the doctrine of self-interest properly understood should turn men away from religious beliefs. — Alexis de Tocqueville
To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and… — James Madison
Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood… — Oliver Ellsworth
Life is neither to be wept over nor to be laughed at but to be understood. — Arthur Schopenhauer
And in that narrow cockpit I wept, as I shall never weep again, when I felt the concrete brush against his wheels and, with a… — Pierre Clostermann
As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any… — Magic Johnson
Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than… — Madeleine Albright
If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have… — Benjamin Franklin
Since, then, there is no objection to the mobility of the Earth, I think it must now be considered whether several motions are appropriate for… — Nicolaus Copernicus
Trained as a musician, [photographer Ansel] Adams understood the richness of variation that could be unfolded from a simple theme. — John Szarkowski

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