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«A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.»
«The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it»
Author: Guy de Maupassant | About: Bed | Keywords: comprehends, Die in
«Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.»
«Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?»
«I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature.»
«The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.»
«Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.»
«I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking there's some kind of change.»
«`Wouldst thou' - so the helmsman answered. - / `Learn the secret of the sea? / Only those who brave its dangers / Comprehend its mystery!'»
«Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies, that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends.»

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