Quotes about Understanding
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
— Anonymous
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.
— Charles Swindoll
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
— CS Lewis
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end.
— John Bunyan
No man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known.
— Irenaeus of Lyons
Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
— Paulo Coelho
Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know.
— Chuck Smith
Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.
— John Maxwell
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
— John F. Kennedy
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.
— Gordon Hinckley
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
— Nelson Mandela
Love each other dearly always. There is scarcely anything else in the world but that: to love one another.
— Victor Hugo