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“I have a certain sensibility that I bring to my writing that comes from knowing two things: what I as a reader like to read, and what as a writer I am capable of. I know my own limits. I know there are things I cannot do.”

Knows Writing Two Certain My Own Knowing Reader Limits Capable Two Things Sensibility

Author:Paullina Simons

“For men, it's necessary to push aside that marvelous ego that tells you that you are all knowing and capable, and see that you are not.”

Men Women Knowing Ego Capable Enlightenment Marvelous

Author:Frederick Lenz

“No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.”

Mind Humans Heart Force Lord Knowing Capable Mary Much Love

Author:St. Jerome

“If there's a character type I despise, it's the all-capable, all-knowing, physically perfect protagonist. My idea of hell would be to be trapped in a four-hundred page, first-person, first-tense, running monologue with a character like that. I think writers who produce characters along those lines should graduate from high school and move on.”

“Spiritual science attempts to speak about non-sensory things in the same way that the natural sciences speak about sense-perceptible things...No one can ever deny others the right to ignore the supersensible, but there is never any legitimate reason for people to declare themselves authorities, not only on what they themselves are capable of knowing, but also on what they suppose cannot be known by any other human being.”

People Way Humans Reason Spiritual Speak Natural Human Beings Known Knowing Authority Capable Deny Idealism Sensory Natural Science

Author:Rudolf Steiner

“According to the true Indian view, our consciousness of the world, merely as the sum total of things that exist, and as governed by laws, is imperfect. But it is perfect when our consciousness realizes all things as spiritually one with it, and therefore capable of giving us joy. For us the highest purpose of this world is not merely living in it, knowing it and making use of it, but realizing our own selves in it through expansion of sympathy; not alienating ourselves from it and dominating it, but comprehending and uniting it with ourselves in perfect union.”

“Self-esteem creates natural highs. Knowing that you're lovable helps you to love more. Knowing that you're important helps you to make a difference to to others. Knowing that you are capable empowers you to create more. Knowing that you're valuable and that you have a special place in the universe is a serene spiritual joy in itself.”

Source: On the Wings of Self-esteem: A Companion for Personal Transformation

“The most valuable thing a teacher can impart to children is not knowledge and understanding per se but a longing for knowledge and understanding, and an appreciation for intellectual values, whether they be artistic, scientific, or moral. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Most teachers waste their time by asking questions that are intended to discover what a pupil does not know, whereas the true art of questioning is to discover what the pupil does know or is capable of knowing.”

“A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths, which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.”

Men Mind May Long Lasts Dies Knowing Ignorance Capable Certainty

Book:Philosophical Works: Preliminary discourse by the editor. On the conduct of the understanding. An essay concerning human understanding

Source: Philosophical Works: Preliminary discourse by the editor. On the conduct of the understanding. An essay concerning human understanding

“An inner knowing, along with a burning desire, is the prerequisite for becoming a person capable of manifesting his or her heart's desires.”

Heart Persons Desire Knowing Becoming Capable Burning Manifest Prerequisites Burning Desire

Book:Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting

Source: Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting

“I've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake. And so, I can live with myself knowing that it's not a matter of guts or anything like that. It's a matter of willingness to go the length, to transcend yourself.”

I Can Matter Done Seems Situation Knowing Capable Guts Life And Death Length Willingness Stakes Proven

Author:Jack Kirby