Ancient Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Words are the source of misunderstandings.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

When the nature of the thing is incomprehensible, I can acquiesce in the Scripture: but when the signification of words is incomprehensible, I cannot…

— Thomas Hobbes

“The world is full of incomprehensible words”

— Haruki Murakami

Language is the source of misunderstandings.

— Anonymous

“Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: There will always be some who misunderstand…

— Graham Moore

“Misunderstood! It is a right fool's word. Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Dictionary of Misunderstood Words”

— Milan Kundera

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.

— Anatole Broyard

Nowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood.

— Oscar Wilde

“Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood." -Is it so bad, then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

— Antonin Artaud

... when we are misunderstood it is always our own fault. What the reader wants most of all is to be able to grasp…

— George Sand