Quotes about Understanding

This is the way I like it, when you get going there's just no need to talk, as if we were animals and just communicated by silent telepathy

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's 'Jupiter Symphony' is sublime and beautiful?' There are all sorts of things which come at a more lowly level than that - 'How do I know that two plus two equals four?' There are different layers, different types of knowing.

The proud intellectual seeks knowledge about God, but he never knows God, because he cannot accept the mysteries that he is unable to fully comprehend.

I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswered questions. That was a hard lesson for me because I naturally want to understand everything... to know what's going on so I can feel like I'm in control.

Ours is a nation that does not seek revenge.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

Ask your wife for forgiveness, even when you're right.

For a marriage to work a husband must learn these two words: "Yes dear.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.