#understanding

He built up a situation that was far enough from the truth. It never occurred to him that Helen was to blame. He forgot the intensity of their talk, the charm that had been lent him by sincerity, the magic of Oniton under darkness and of the whispering river. Helen loved the absolute. Leonard had been ruined absolutely, and had appeared to her as a man apart, isolated from the world. A real man, who cared for adventure and beauty, who desired to live decently and pay his way, who could have travelled more gloriously through life than the Juggernaut car that was crushing him. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#intensity #misunderstanding #river #ruination #water

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding. ↗

— John Lennon

#answers #believe #claimed #claiming #divinity

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding. ↗

— John Locke

#ideas #mind #our #reflection #regard

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. ↗

— John Locke

#enable #ends #first #improvement #increase

If somebody comes to a neighborhood coffee hour, or goes to a discussion group, and they have a discussion, I do think that people really walk away with a real understanding of the issues. ↗

— Mike Lowry

#coffee #comes #discussion #goes #group

I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way. ↗

— Josh Lucas

#best #challenging #dark #difficult #directors

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#beg #discussion #dwell #forget #his

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming. ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#becoming #capable #i #i am #myself

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#order #peace #society #tolerance #trust

Many injuries and deaths can be prevented through an understanding of the dangers of power lines, electrical appliances, extension cords, and lightning. ↗

— Richard Neal

#cords #dangers #deaths #electrical #extension