To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what read more

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand read more

There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it

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

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may read more

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

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

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.