Quotes about Understanding

It has often been said there's so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your head. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs is making a chore for the reader who reads. That's why my belief is the briefer the brief is, the greater the sigh of the reader's relief is. And that's why your books have such power and strength. You publish with shorth! (Shorth is better than length.)

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.

The Lord can accomplish much more through prayer than any teacher can through teaching, and many times He will also bring great insight within that context.

Don't be without understanding of the way your enemy thinks and operates—of his plans, plots, schemes and devices." Is there not also a subtle promise here? If God suggests we are not to be ignorant of Satan's schemes, He must be willing to reveal them to us.

It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?

Life is filled with problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. Sometimes it helps to know which is which.

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.

In all your life, you will never find a method more effective in getting through to another person than to make that person feel important.

The warrior of light listens to what his opponent has to say. He only fights if absolutely necessary.

It's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people.

Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded.

The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world.