Understanding Quotes

"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him." "The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free" "Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality." "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts" "Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope." "Philosophy is its own time comprehended in thoughts." "Ignorance is the parent of fear." "I believe that the brain has evolved, like the rest of the body. And you can't understand the brain as an abstract mechanism that operates on its own. You really have to understand the body and the environment that this brain is operating in" "Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity" "When we say we know what we are talking about, we mean that we know what we think about something, rather than knowing the facts" "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." "You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist" "Philosophy is common sense with big words." "He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." "Human words are like shadows, and shadows are incapable of explaining light and between shadow and light"