Inspirational Quote by George D. Prentice

“Being profound and seeming profound.— Those who know that they are profound strive for clarity. Those who would like to seem profound to the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him

— Johann Georg Hamann

“There are certain common privileges of a writer, the benefit whereof I hope there will be no reason to doubt; particularly, that where I…

— Jonathan Swift

There are very few profound sayings in the world.

— Jeff Rich

Profound thought is conveyed in language of very great simplicity and purity.

— Charlotte Mason

Profoundness doesn't come intelligence, but from pure knowledge.

— Francelys Melecio

If you once understand an author's character, the comprehension of his writings becomes easy.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Every Profound thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood”

— Fredrich Nietzsche

The majority believes that everything hard to comprehend must be very profound. This is incorrect. What is hard to understand is what is immature,…

— Viktor Schauberger

An author who sets his reader on sounding the depths of his own thoughts serves him best.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself, might convey his notions…

— Samuel Johnson

“I have at all times written my writings with my whole heart and soul: I do not know what purely intellectual problems are.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche