Quotes about Comprehension

The knowledge of faith consists in assurance rather than in comprehension... We add the words "sure and firm" in order to express a more solid constancy of persuasion.

If at any time, then we are troubled at the small number of those who believe, let us, on the other hand, call to mind, that none comprehend the mysteries of God save those to whom it is given.

Whenever God revealed himself to be seen by the fathers, he never appeared as he is in himself but as he could be understood by human minds.

It is important early in life to acquire the power of reading sense wherever you happen to be.

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

What does reason know? Reason only knows what it has succeeded in learning.

Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.

When you just copy and paste, you miss that. You just repurpose the last layer instead of understanding all the layers underneath.

My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance — but for us, not for God.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.