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Quotes about comprehension

Comprehension is the cornerstone of human connection and understanding, a vital skill that transcends mere reading or listening. It represents the ability to grasp the essence of information, ideas, and emotions, allowing us to navigate the complexities of life with clarity and empathy. At its core, comprehension is about making sense of the world around us, bridging the gap between knowledge and insight. People are drawn to quotes about comprehension because they encapsulate the profound moments of realization and understanding that can transform perspectives and inspire growth. These quotes often serve as reminders of the power of insight, encouraging us to look beyond the surface and delve deeper into the meanings and motivations that drive human behavior. In a world where information is abundant but true understanding is rare, the pursuit of comprehension becomes a journey toward wisdom and enlightenment. Whether it's understanding a complex concept, empathizing with another's experience, or simply seeing things from a new angle, comprehension enriches our lives and fosters a more connected and compassionate society.

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When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.
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We cannot comprehend what comprehends us.
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When we have learnt to call storms, storms, and death, death, and birth, birth, when we have mastered the sailor's horn-book and Mr Piddington's law of cyclones, Ellis's anatomy and Lewer's midwifery, we have already made ourself half blind. We have become hypnotized by words and names. We think in words and names, not in ideas; the commonplace has triumphed, the true intellect is half crushed.
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Life *is* complex, and, in many ways, life *is* beyond our comprehension today...Sometimes important questions have maddeningly complex or inconvenient answers that neither satisfy nor soothe.
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The modern idea of testing a reader's "comprehension," as distinct from something else a reader may be doing, would have seemed an absurdity in 1790 or 1830 or 1860. What else was reading but comprehending?
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The impulse came to her clairvoyantly, and she obeyed without a sign of hesitation. Deeper comprehension would come to her of the whole awful puzzle. And come it did, yet not in the way she imagined and expected.
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How shallow to presume war exists only within the physical world. Battles are waged for mind and soul, where things far from comprehension are confronted.
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Computers bootstrap their own offspring, grow so wise and incomprehensible that their communiqués assume the hallmarks of dementia: unfocused and irrelevant to the barely-intelligent creatures left behind. And when your surpassing creations find the answers you asked for, you can't understand their analysis and you can't verify their answers. You have to take their word on faith.
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But pattern-matching doesn't equal comprehension.
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[God says] Discipleship is not limited to what you can comprehend - it must transcend all comprehension. Plunge into the deep waters beyond your own comprehension, and I will help you to comprehend even as I do. Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge. My comprehension transcends yours.
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