Jean Paul Quotes

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

If you would judge, understand.

Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand.

I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.

O, would some Power give us, To see ourselves as others see us!

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

Even if you see me fighting, don't assume I am a bad person.

To get a sense of a person, to get their essence, it's not just about details. It is about something you can't really describe.

You can't tell what a man is like or what he is thinking when you are looking at him. You must get around behind him and see what he has been looking at.

Maybe it was the same with people: if you studied them,you'd see new and different things. But would you like what you saw? Did it depend on who was doing the looking?

i can't understand her" well son, you might as well try to understand the sun". derived form the book:fires of heaven by robert jordan.

Just because you did not understand us, it did not mean we were wrong.

I think perception is important.

Wise is the man who does not disdain any character and instead, examining him with a searching look, plumbs him to the very main-springs of his being.

Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

Seeing things from a different point of view can help us understand why other people act the way they do. We too often judge people without having all the facts.

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.

No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.