"There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable." - Douglas Adams

"The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and equality in things than it really finds." - Francis Bacon, Novum Organum

"The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolours the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it." - Francis Bacon, Novum Organum

"Do we know much about women? Do we? We don't. We know when they're happy, we know when they're crying, we know when they're pissed off. We just don't know what order those are gonna come at us." - Davis, Evan

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, we will understand only what we are taught." - Dioum, Baba

"The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it." - Kung Fu-tse [Confucius] (551-479 B.C.)

"Understanding someone, 'and loving him despite that understanding,' is a trait more often found in angels than in mankind." - Lowell, Elizabeth [Author] in 'Untamed' 1993

"The mind does not understand its own reason for being. ," - Magritte, Rene

"'Rabbit's clever,' said Pooh thoughtfully. 'Yes,' said Piglet, 'Rabbit's clever.' 'And he has Brain.' 'Yes,' said Piglet, 'Rabbit has Brain.' There was a long silence. 'I suppose,' said Pooh, 'that that's why he never understands anything.'" - Milne, A[lan] A[lexander] (1882-1956)

"Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand." - Santayana, George (1863-1952)

"I'm sure what you're saying makes sense in some frame of reference; I just don't happen to be in that frame of reference." - Sexton, J. Andrew

"The first duty of love is to listen." - Tillich, Paul

"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love." - Tolstoy, Leo Nikolaevich (1828-1910) in 'War and Peace', VII:16

"There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed." - Wein, Len