Everyone hears only what he understands.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Hearing Quotes, Understanding Quotes

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Talking about golf is always boring. (Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part...

Talking about golf is always boring. (Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...