Understanding Quotes

"Instinct is something which transcends knowledge." "To be clear is to be kind." "Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense." "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us" "The supernatural is the natural not yet understood." "Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t" "If you don't jump to put jeans on, baby, you don't feel my pain " "Even the very wise cannot see all ends." "When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight." "He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words." "Now that I'm a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot." "Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek" "Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength" "There’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path" "All paths lead to the same goal to convey to others what we are" "Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open" "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it" "Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace." "When you listen to a witness, you become a witness." "We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph."