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“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."
"And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."
"And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them.”
― Pride and Prejudice
"And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."
"And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them.”
― Pride and Prejudice
“If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.”
― The Light That Failed
― The Light That Failed
“When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“We're all born with selfish desires, so we can all relate to those feelings in others. But kindness is something made individually by each person...so it's easy to misunderstand when others are trying to be kind to you.”
― Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition, Vol. 3
― Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition, Vol. 3
“How often, you wonder, has the direction of your life been shaped by such misunderstandings? How many opportunities have you been denied--or, for that matter, awarded--because someone failed to see you properly? How many friends have you lost, how many have you gained, because they glimpsed some element of your personality that shone through for only an instant, and in circumstances you could never reproduce? An illusion of water shimmering at the far bend of a highway.”
― The View from the Seventh Layer
― The View from the Seventh Layer
“As soon as we start putting our thoughts into words and sentences everything gets distorted, language is just no damn good鈥擨 use it because I have to, but I don鈥檛 put any trust in it. We never understand each other.”
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“Most of the trouble in life comes from misunderstanding, I think,' said Anne.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“The best conversations are with yourself. At least there's no risk of a misunderstanding.”
― Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
― Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
“The common man prays, 'I want a cookie right now!' And God responds, 'If you'd listen to what I say, tomorrow it will bring you 100 cookies.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“Life can be a misunderstanding, if we are ignorant of the right language or don鈥檛 try to learn it. 芦 If lions could speak, we would not understand them. 禄 says Ludwig Wittgenstein. If we make an effort, however, we could manage to understand. ( 鈥 Life was a misunderstanding 禄 )”
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“Understanding鈥 may become 鈥渕isunderstanding鈥, if no commitment or no responsibilities are assumed, no specific objectives set, no definite expectations met and common values and interests no longer shared. Mutual understanding may then, against all odds, end up in heartache, confusion and bewilderment. ("Mutual understanding" )”
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“God whispered, "You endured a lot. For that I am truly sorry, but grateful. I needed you to struggle to help so many. Through that process you would grow into who you have now become. Didn't you know that I gave all my struggles to my favorite children? One only needs to look at the struggles given to your older brother Jesus to know how important you have been to me.”
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“When we cannot share our values any longer and our incipient intentions have become blurry, common understanding may turn into irredeemable misunderstanding. If the spirit of common perspectives and commitments has irreversibly been broken, we might patently drift down into suspicion, remorse or regret. As such, shared initiatives ought to be reasoned and well thought-out to avoid 鈥榰nderstanding鈥 becoming 鈥榤isunderstanding鈥 and 鈥榟ope鈥 breaking down into 鈥榟eartbreak鈥. ("The unbreakable code " )”
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“I stopped speaking. There was no point trying to argue. There was no way she was going to even attempt to listen to me.
They never do, do they? They never even try to listen to you.”
― Radio Silence
They never do, do they? They never even try to listen to you.”
― Radio Silence
“We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence and start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“If we do not hesitate to set sail for the deep waters of our thinking and take the time to cultivate the right words that we need to conceive and express what we feel, we can avoid many misconceptions. ("Life was a misunderstanding")”
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“The fresh 鈥渂reeze of freedom鈥 that so many people promise lightheartedly, so often, remains void in the hot desert of yearning expectations. Pretending that everything is just a deplorable misunderstanding, may soothe their conscience and let them walk out easily on their pledge. (鈥淏reeze of freedom)”
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“We may like to know the relevance of loyalty in an ever-shifting world and comprehend the essence of "commitment" in a rapidly altering relationship. In a frame of the "easy come easy go syndrome鈥 many interpretations are brought to mind like "It was all a misunderstanding" or "I liked what the other did, but at this moment I must recognize he didn't do what I really do like". ("Was it all worthwhile?")”
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“When the leaden haze of our lives starts cracking and tearing, and the forlornness and torpor in our minds are smoldering into ashes, we can softly hear the sounds of a new dawn and learn to pick up the magic of the words that make us understood among our neighbors.( "Life was a misunderstanding")”
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“Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you.
Their opinions aren鈥檛 your problem.
You stay kind, committed to love,
and free in your authenticity.
No matter what they do or say,
don鈥檛 you dare doubt your worth
or the beauty of your truth.
Just keep on shining like you do.”
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Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you.
Their opinions aren鈥檛 your problem.
You stay kind, committed to love,
and free in your authenticity.
No matter what they do or say,
don鈥檛 you dare doubt your worth
or the beauty of your truth.
Just keep on shining like you do.”
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“Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you.”
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“My soul鈥檚 a burden to me, I鈥檝e had enough of it. I鈥檓 eager to be in that country, where the sun kills every question. I don鈥檛 belong here.”
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“You know, I can't stop thinking about you.
Oh really? Why you so obsessed about me?
Because..you're so full of shit yet still alive.”
― Master of Stupidity
Oh really? Why you so obsessed about me?
Because..you're so full of shit yet still alive.”
― Master of Stupidity
“Most of the problems in life are because:
We misunderstand people's intentions,
We don't listen and jump to conclusions,
Then we are too proud to apologise and too stubborn to forgive.”
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We misunderstand people's intentions,
We don't listen and jump to conclusions,
Then we are too proud to apologise and too stubborn to forgive.”
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