Common Quote by Thomas Paine

“There are, in the capacities of mankind, three varieties: one man will understand a thing by himself; another so far as it is explained…

— Arthur Schopenhaur

Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.

— J. Michael Straczynski

“Human beings... are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition.”

— Francis Crick

The complexities of what we are given in life are vast and beyond comprehension.

— Kay Redfield Jamison

The human understanding is a revelation from its maker, which can never be disputed or doubted. There can be no scepticism, Pyrrhonism, or incredulity…

— John Adams

The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and equality in things than it really finds.

— Francis Bacon

Can you comprehend everything in the four directions and still do nothing?

— Laozi

The Designe of the Royall Society being the Improvement of Naturall knowledge all ways and meanes that tend thereunto ought to be made use…

— Robert Hooke

Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

— Shubham Joshi

“Modern society must show courage and willingness to replace common superstitions with common sense.”

— Amit Kalantri

One of humanity's prime drives is to understand and be understood. All other living creatures are designed for highly specialized tasks. Man seems unique…

— R. Buckminster Fuller