From Albert Einstein: “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
Tag Archives: understanding
Quote of the day 10/13/25
From Epictetus: “Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.”
Quote of the day 10/12/25
From Plato: “Understanding is the natural faculty of the soul; it is not a result of teaching but of remembering.”
Quote of the day 10/11/25
From Karl Jaspers: “Philosophy is that which awakens in us the idea of understanding something in the face of the incomprehensible.”
Quote of the day 10/10/25
From René Descartes: “The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.”
Quote of the day 10/09/25
From Baruch Spinoza: “The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure….you are above everything distressing.”
Quote of the day 10/08/25
From Voltaire: “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
Quote of the day 10/04/25
From Śāntideva: “All that may be wished for will by nature fade to nothing.”
Quote of the day 10/01/25
From Śāntideva: “We who are like senseless children shrink from suffering, but love its causes. We hurt ourselves; our pain is self-inflicted! Why should others be the object of our anger?”
Quote of the day 09/30/25
From Śāntideva: “Where would I find enough leatherTo cover the entire surface of the earth?But with leather soles beneath my feet,It’s as if the whole world has been covered.”
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