Quotes about Understanding

How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?

My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance — but for us, not for God.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human.

Men are not disturbed by things, but by the views which they take of them.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.