~ A single moment of understanding can flood a whole life with meaning. ~

~ Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~

~ Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief in denying them. ~

~ Find peace with yourself by accepting not only what you are, but what you are never going to be. ~

~ Keep constantly in mind in how many things you yourself have witnessed changes already. The universe is change, life is understanding. ~

~ The best cure for worry, depression, melancholy, brooding, is to go deliberately forth and try to lift with one's sympathy the gloom of somebody else. ~

~ Man is always inclined to be intolerant towards the thing, or person, he hasn't taken the time adequately to understand... ~

~ 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. ~

~ Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third ~

~ To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. ~

~ The one who understands does not speak; the one who speaks does not understand ~

~ Understanding is a two-way street. ~

~ The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing ~

~ The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. ~

~ Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess. ~