"To understand the whole it is necessary to understand the parts. To understand the parts, it is necessary to understand the whole. Such is the circle of understanding."

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Source : Ken Wilber (2004). “The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings”, p.200, Shambhala Publications

Ken Wilber

#Circles Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?”
“If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment.”
“Whatâ€™s the ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
“I'm a calm person who wants to talk about things and think things through.”

Source : "Shiloh Fernandez Exclusive Interview RED RIDING HOOD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 10, 2011.
“All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.”
“As for myself, there are two things I dread, - death and marriage. I must die, but I need not marry. I have sworn I will never be taken alive.”

Source : Molly Elliot Seawell (1899). “The sprightly romance of Marsac”
“Like cats' eyes gleaming in the gloom, the precious diamonds rest.”
“When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets.”

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