Quotes about Understanding
I need thy hate as much as thy love.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is a world of difference between knowing something to be true in your head and experiencing the reality in your life.
— Henry Blackaby
God always has a fresh and deeper truth He wants us to learn about Him.
— Henry Blackaby
while theology should inform a Christian's relationship with God, it should never take its place.
— Henry Blackaby
When Jesus raised Lazarus to life, the miracle was so spectacular many people believed in Jesus. However, some witnessed the same miracle and were motivated instead to betray Jesus (John 11:47—48). How could people witness such an event yet miss God's message? It was a matter of spiritual perception.
— Henry Blackaby
When we do this we are allowing our circumstances to inform us about God. That is backwards. We ought always to allow God to inform us about our circumstances. When
— Henry Blackaby
Christians arrange their lives based on the revelation of God, regardless of whether it makes sense to them. God does not ask for our opinion about what is best for our future, our family, our church, or our country. He already knows! What God wants is to get the attention of His people and reveal to us what is on His heart and what is His will, for God's ways are not our ways! (Isa. 55:8—9).
— Henry Blackaby
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
— Herman Melville
Queequeg explained to me that his world was very different from ours. However, one thing he learned quickly, was that within all groups of people there are kind men and there are unkind men.
— Herman Melville
Now, as I before hinted, I have no objection to any person's religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person, because that other person don't believe it also. But when a man's religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and, in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to lodge in; then I think it high time to take that individual aside and argue the point with him.
— Herman Melville
You aren't learning anything when you're talking.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
— Confucius