Character Quote by Lao Tzu

Not being understood may be taken as a sign that there is much in one to understand.

— Alain de Botton

When you realize there is something you don't understand, then you're generally on the right path to understanding all kinds of things.

— Jostein Gaarder

“Understanding and not understanding are all in the scheme of ignorance, just a realm of the mind. This is not learning. This is your…

— H.W.L. Poonja

“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

Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between "That doesn't make sense" and "I don't understand.

— Mary Doria Russell

The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,' is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.

— Wayne Dyer

when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

— Anonymous

I know I have not always been understandable and that I was guided for too long by stubborn naivety, which created confusion.

— Amanda Knox

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

— Anonymous

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

— Lionel Trilling

“When we say we understand something, but we do not experience it, we do not understand it. Understanding and experiencing are the same thing.…

— Raphael Zernoff

“The motto is, focus on understanding, not on being understood.”

— Thomas D. Zweifel