Understood Quotes

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The more we are proud that the Bethlehem story is plain enough to be understood by the shepherds, and almost by the sheep, the more… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The will to power, as the modern age from Hobbes to Nietzsche understood it, far from being a characteristic of the strong, is, like envy… — Hannah Arendt
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. This is a truth well understood by our… — Alexander Hamilton
I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point. — Barack Obama
If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are… — Sun Tzu
[If you understood the natural rights of mankind,] [y]ou would be convinced that natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator to the whole… — Alexander Hamilton
It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its… — Albert J. Nock
Christ said, "I and my father are one", and you repeat it. Yet it has not helped mankind. For nineteen hundred years men have not… — Swami Vivekananda
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Can we see God? Of course not. Can we know God? Of course not.… — Swami Vivekananda
I am calling attention just to the main points of these tremendously important matters, which can be understood better by pious meditation than explained by… — Martin Chemnitz
When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced… — Paulo Coelho
I write from my knowledge not my lack, from my strength not my weakness. I am not interested if anyone knows whether or not I… — Lucille Clifton
The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding. — Seth Godin
One of the things which make any company successful, in particular the Home Depot, was that we understood and catered to the customer. If it… — Bernard Marcus
Education, properly understood, is that which teaches discernment. — Philibert Joseph Roux
This may be said for the last quarter of the twentieth century: the truism that if we want a better world we will have to… — Tom Robbins
Not many people understand what a pump is. It must be experienced to be understood. It is the greatest feeling that I get. I search… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
No person was every rightly understood until they had been first regarded with a certain feeling, not of tolerance, but of sympathy. — Thomas Carlyle
If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing is to say just enough to be -not understood, but… — Remy de Gourmont
I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel. And… — Abraham Lincoln

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