Quotation Explorer - 'Misunderstanding'

Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against misunderstanding the sound of an uttered name; logic protects us against what we say having double meaning.
The world only goes round by misunderstanding. - Charles Baudelaire
Life can be a misunderstanding, if we are ignorant of the right language or don’t try to learn it. « If lions could speak, we would not understand them. » says Ludwig Wittgenstein. If we make an effort, however, we could manage to understand. ( Life was a misunderstanding » ) - Erik Pevernagie
The gap between understanding and misunderstanding can best be bridged by thought! - Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate. - Albert Schweitzer
Learning is easy; misunderstanding makes it complex! - Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Misunderstanding of divine truths or lack of understanding are the only things that mayprevent a man from becoming God’s representative on earth - Sunday Adelaja
The proper basis for marriage is a mutual misunderstanding. - Oscar Wilde
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. - John Lennon
If you are an artist, may no love of wealth or fame or admiration and no fear of blame or misunderstanding make you ever paint, with pen or brush, an ideal of external life otherwise than as you see it. - Olive Schreiner
We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry our mischief to the distant ports in people’s minds. - Shannon L. Alder
Making mathematics accessible to the educated layman, while keeping high scientific standards, has always been considered a treacherous navigation between the Scylla of professional contempt and the Charybdis of public misunderstanding. - Gian-Carlo Rota
Misunderstanding and distrust—the predominant elements of a novel. Without them, everyone lives happily from beginning. - Carmen DeSousa
i am helpless . i loved you. but was my misunderstanding always - litymunshi
Love is Misunderstanding with Attraction Between Two Body - Various
when there is a bit mistrust, jealousy will arise and ended with misunderstanding - Tun Teja
The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding; in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the cross. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Not to understand something is better than misunderstanding it. - Vj Nadar
It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. - Charles Baudelaire
Your Misunderstanding creates your Understanding! - Ramana Pemmaraju
If the praise of man elates me and his blame depresses me; if I cannot rest under misunderstanding without defending myself if I love to be loved more than to love...then I know nothing of Calvary love. - Amy Carmichael
The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding among the smug.(August 9, 1955) - Flannery O'Connor
In enlightenment, the seer and the seen disappear. Or, more accurately, are seen through as illusions. In reality, they were never there, apart from being concept and misunderstanding. - Enza Vita
In our evolution language has been the greatest single contribution to our understanding and misunderstanding - Rasheed Ogunlaru
Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope. - Shannon L. Alder
Misunderstanding arising from ignorance breeds fear, and fear remains the greatest enemy of peace. - Lester B. Pearson
Misunderstanding is generally simpler than true understanding, and hence has more potential for popularity. - Raheel Farooq
Don’t waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining who they are to them. When you get a person to see the positive similarities you share, it begins to restore the loss of respect between you. - Shannon L. Alder
If we learn to know that there is no enemy but we only have friend with misunderstanding then peace will be there. - Debasish Mridha
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