Quotes about Understanding
For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom of God.
— John Calvin
He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God.
— Epictetus
Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.
— Aristotle
It's important to remember that people are always doing the best they can, including you.
— Louise Hay
Wisdom is the health of the soul.
— Victor Hugo
Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.
— Charles Spurgeon
No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.
— Charles Dickens
Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.
— Jack Kerouac
The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows.
— Thomas Jefferson
The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.
— William Hazlitt
Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you.
— CS Lewis