Quotes about Understanding

No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

Whatever that be which thinks, understands, wills, and acts. it is something celestial and divine.

Conversion is not the source of truth, but the source of certainty with regard to the truth.

The task of dogmatics is precisely to rationally reproduce the content of revelation that relates to the knowledge of God.

Faith, which forms its positive side is at the same time cognitio and fiducia, a trustful knowledge and a knowing trust.

We do not see God as he is in himself. We behold him in his works. We name him according to the manner in which he has revealed himself in his works. To see God face to face is for us impossible, at least here on earth. If, nevertheless, God wills that we should know him, he must needs descend to the level of the creature. He must needs accommodate himself to our limited, finite, human consciousness.

At the end of the day, you know, love does not happen between two perfect people as much as we would wish.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why there would be no end of divine things!

If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.

It is easy to respect secular Americans who hold fast to the Constitution and to American values generally. And any one of us who believes in God can understand why some people, given all the unjust suffering in the world, just cannot believe that there is a Providential Being.