Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.

Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.

Again a different meaning has to be understood.

Again a different meaning has to be understood.

I understand with love comes pain, but why did I have to love so much?

I understand with love comes pain, but why did I have to love so much?

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never read more

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.