“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.” Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
“Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.” Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung (1875-1961)
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
“Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.” H.H. Williams (1872-1961
“Be still and move into higher levels of understanding and joy. Start with yourself.” Jo-Ann Downey
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