Action Quote by Dante Alighieri

“Open your mind to what I shall explain, then close around it, for it is no learning to understand what one does not retain.”

— Dante Alighieri

Direct thy attention to what is said. Let thy understanding enter into the things that are doing and the things which do them.

— Marcus Aurelius

“Open your mind to what I shall disclose, and hold it fast within you; he who hears, but does not hold what he has…

— Dante Alighieri

“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Sometimes you come to realize you understand something but you can’t explain it to anyone, not even yourself. This is perhaps the most sacred…

— James Rozoff

“There are times when the understanding does not come until later, when it no longer matters. Other times I do what I must do,…

— Haruki Murakami

“To read is to renew thy mind.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”

— St. Augustine of Hippo

“Thus thou must use to keep thyself to the first motions and apprehensions of things, as they present themselves outwardly; and add not unto…

— Marcus Aurelius

“With all thy getting, get understanding.”

— Steve Forbes

“And these few precepts in thy memory Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar…

— William Shakespeare

“To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment. Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe…

— Ursula K. Le Guin