Understanding Others Quotes

• If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.

  Carl Jung

  Leadership, Stupid, Understanding

  Carl Gustav Jung, Herbert Read, Gerhard Adler (1970). “Mysterium coniunctionis”

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  You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

  Harper Lee

  Powerful, Positivity, Sunshine

  Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.81, Infobase Publishing

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• It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

  Harry S. Truman

  Leadership, Peace, Motivation

  United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1962). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

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• Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Wisdom, Compassion

  "Be Happy Now: Simple Steps for Enjoying Life". Book by Laura Barrette Shannon, p. 96, March 27, 2012.

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• Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.

  Emma Goldman

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Understanding

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• Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment; Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength.

  Laozi

  Strength, Knowledge, Understanding

  Laozi (1990). “Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way”, Bantam

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• Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

  J. K. Rowling

  Inspirational, Change, Wise

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• I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Positive, Wisdom, Attitude

  "Wisdom of a forefather" by Colorado State University, February 11, 2009.

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• When it comes to understanding others, we rarely tax our imaginations.

  Lawrence Hill

  Imagination, Understanding, Taxes

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• When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wise

  Ernest Hemingway (2014). “By-Line Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades”, p.199, Simon and Schuster

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  Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

  Carl Jung

  Relationship, Leadership, Spiritual

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Memories, dreams, reflections”, Random House Inc

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• There is no wisdom without mastery over the mystery of our internal world, the world that opens the door to understanding others.

  Tian Dayton

  Doors, Understanding, Mastery

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• Whenever you feel like criticizing any one... just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Thankful, Kindness, Attitude

  "The Great Gatsby". Book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925.

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• Each of us really understands in others only those feelings he is capable of producing himself.

  Andre Gide

  Understanding, Feelings, Capable

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• The improvement of the understanding is for two ends; first, for our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver and make out that knowledge to others.

  John Locke

  Education, Knowledge, Two

  "The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author and a collection of several of his pieces, publ. by mr. Desmaizeaux".

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• We like to read others but we do not like to be read.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Understanding

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• It takes longer for man to find out man than any other creature that is made.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Understanding, Made

  Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

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• The best that can be said for anybody is probably that you misunderstood him favorably.

  William Saroyan

  Understanding, Misunderstood, Said

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• I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea of cooking as a mechanism for studying other cultures and understanding other parts of the world.

  Ted Allen

  Thinking, Ideas, Other Cultures

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Philosophy, Book, Character

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.64, Shambhala Publications

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• In the novel we can know people perfectly, and, apart from the general pleasure of reading, we can find here a compensation for their dimness in life.

  E. M. Forster

  Reading, People, Understanding

  E. M. Forster (2010). “Aspects of the Novel”, p.98, RosettaBooks

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• If our brain is understanding some parts of the universe and not understanding other parts, and those understandings are about the laws of physics that our brains are built on top of, then it's kind of a loop, right?

  Edward Boyden

  Law, Understanding, Brain

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Although we human adults are really good at understanding other minds, we weren't always that way. It takes children a long time to break into the system.

  Rebecca Saxe

  Children, Motivation, Inspiration

  "How Do We Know What Other People Are Thinking?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. February 20, 2015.

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• To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no matter how wise we are, we cannot be right for any length of time in our teenagers' eyes.

  Haim Ginott

  Wise, Teenager, Eye

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• Mediocre theoretical physicists make no progress. They spend all their time understanding other people's progress.

  Jeff Bezos

  People, Understanding, Progress

  "Brought to book" by Andrew Smith, www.theguardian.com. February 10, 2001.

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