~ It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
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~ To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
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~ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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~ All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. ~
~ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~
~ If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. ~
~ Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. ~
~ People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love. ~
~ It always takes awfully long time to understand unbelievably simple things. ~
~ To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed that can make life a garden. ~
~ Again a different meaning has to be understood.
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~ If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants ~