Quotes about Insight

Cleverness is not wisdom.

But after he was pleased to reveal himself to me I did presently, like Abraham, run to Hagar. And after that he did let me see the atheism of my own heart, for which I begged of the Lord that it might not remain in my heart.

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

But there's a blessing in everything if we open our eyes.

People is wise 'cause they get out in the world and live. Wisdom comes from experience—from knowin' each day is a gift and accepting it with gladness. You read a whole lot of books, and readin' sure has made you smart, but ain't no book in the world gonna make you wise.

God has hidden mighty and mysterious things for us, not from us.

The walk of faith is to live according to the revelation we have received, in the midst of the mysteries we can't explain.

Let me put this in my words: Solomon asked for a hearing heart, and God said, Okay, I'll give you wisdom. The implication is that wisdom is not just a deposit made into somebody who now has all the answers. It implies that the ability to hear the voice of God is the key to wisdom. Wisdom, then, is a relational fruit.

My life reflects what I see with my heart.

That's another hallmark of truth, is that it snaps things together. People write to me all the time and say it's as if things were coming together in my mind. It's like the Platonic idea that all learning was remembering. You have a nature, and when you feel that nature articulated, it's it's like the act of snapping the puzzle pieces together.

Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people.

You learn a lot about each other from a tour, musically and humanly.