Quotes about Insight

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

There can be no freedom without order, and there is no order without virtue. Now, that's a simple enough formulation, but it's an insight found not only in the writings of Founding Fathers like Washington or great political thinkers like Edmund Burke; it is also found in a great part of our Judeo-Christian tradition.

Lord, give us weak eyes for things of little worth, and eyes clear-sighted in all of your truth.

What good would it do me if truth stood before me, cold and naked, not caring whether I recognized her or not?

If a person does not become what he understands, then he does not understand it either.

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

The past sharpens perspective, warns against pitfalls, and helps to point the way.

We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.

I had been blind to the pain of others until I had my own burden to carry.