"Thoroughly understand what it is to understand, and not only will you understand the broad lines of all there is to be understood but also you will possess a fixed base, an invariant pattern, opening upon all further developments of understanding,"

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Source : Bernard Lonergan (1992). “Insight: A Study of Human Understanding”, p.70, University of Toronto Press

Bernard Lonergan

#Understanding Quotes #Development Quotes #Lines Quotes

“I highly recommend tantric sex workshops.”
“Question your tea spoons.”
“It belongs to the self-respect of intellect to pursue every tangle of thought to its final unravelment.”
“If you say, 'Oh, there was a little bit of acidity from the lime juice on the left side of my tongue, and then this beautiful, smooth pureed potato with some crunchy shallots on top, and it all came together,' you never will get out of that sentence alive.”
“I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.”
“We need to look at the subtle, the hidden, and the unspoken.”
“Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.”
“Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity.”

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