Hebrews 11:3-New Living Translation By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.  Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery." J.K. Rowling

Proverbs 28:5-King James Bible Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.

Charles Stanley

Hosea 14:9-New Living Translation Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the LORD are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.

Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure. Phylicia Rashad

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." 

F. Scott Fitzgerald

 Mark 7:14-New Living Translation Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. "All of you listen," he said, "and try to understand. 15-It's not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart."

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates

Mark 8:16-New Living Translation-At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn't brought any bread.17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, "Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don't you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?18 'You have eyes-can't you see? You have ears-can't you hear?'a Don't you remember anything at all? 19 When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?" "Twelve," they said. 20 "And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?" "Seven," they said. 21 "Don't you understand yet?" he asked them.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." C.G. Jung

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Paulo Coelho

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Sĝren Kierkegaard