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I'm just saying that if you understand how the economic machine works, it just works like a machine. There are cause-effect relationships. ↗

— Ray Dalio

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There is no teacher, living or past, who can give us the actual understanding of Truth. A teacher can only put our feet upon the path and point the way. That is all. It is wholly dependent on the individual to make his way to Truth. ↗

— Paul Twitchell

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I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides. ↗

— Kyan Douglas

#fear #guides #i #just #know

If we understand the past, we are more likely to recognise what is happening around us. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

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We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

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As a young man, Yeats spoke to me in a way I could understand. Shakespeare I couldn't understand, but Yeats I could. It was his subject matter and also I really admired the way he put his personal life on the line. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

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To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#literary #style #understand

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. ↗

— Doug Coupland

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It's hard for anyone in the 24-hour news cycles that we all live in now to follow something that the first round is played in March and the final finishes in December. I understand the challenges there. ↗

— Jim Courier

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