Theme: “Can’t You Understand?”

💬 Quote Library — containing “Can’t You Understand?”

The Eyes Are Useless When the Mind Is Blind

The eyes are useless when the mind is blind

from Unknown (modern proverb)

He Understood Both the Farmer and the Philosopher

He understood both the farmer and the philosopher, and could speak the languages of both.

from The Secret Destiny of America by Manly P. Hall

Unknown (often attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)

The Learned Man Understands the Ignorant

The learned man understands the ignorant for he was once ignorant himself. The ignorant man does not understand the learned for he has never been learned himself.

from Unknown (often attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib)

He Is Firmly Persuaded That He Knows Already

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded...

from The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy

📖 Excerpts Library

You Don’t Know Because Only I Know

Of course you don't know. You don't know because only I know. If you knew and I didn't know, then you'd be teaching me instead of me teaching you. And for a student to teach his teacher is presumptuous and...

Source: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Humans for the Most Part Don’t Have a Clue

Humans for the most part don't have a clue. They don't want one or need one either. They're happy. They think they have a good bead on things. Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it. A...

Source: Men in Black

The Secret Teachers of the Western World

The Mental-Rational Structure Is Focused on Words

As its name suggests, the mental-rational structure, which Gebser believed began circa 1225 B.C., is characterized by rational, discursive thought, the kind of logical, sequential thinking associated with the left brain. Whereas the previous structure of consciousness, the mythic, is...

Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman

🎼 Song Excerpts

There’s Nowhere We Can Hide

I wanna hide the truth - I wanna shelter you - But with the beast inside, There's nowhere we can hide

Source: Demons by Imagine Dragons

You’re a Better Man Than I

If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin - Then mister you're a better man than I

Source: Livin’ On The Edge by Aerosmith

Children, Are You Learning?

Crooked wheels keep turning - Children, are you learning?

Source: This Is Your Life by The Killers

And All This Science, I Don’t Understand

And all this science, I don't understand It's just my job five days a week

Source: Rocket Man by Elton John

Can’t You Understand?

Painful to me - Pierce right through me - Can’t you understand?

Source: Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

And Who Knows Which Is Which and Who Is Who

And who knows which is which and who is who

Source: Us and Them by Pink Floyd

I Think It’s Strange You Never Knew

Fade into you - Strange, you never knew - Fade into you - I think it's strange you never knew

Source: Fade into You by Mazzy Star

Close This Mind, Dull This Brain

Close this mind, dull this brain

Source: Brave New World by Iron Maiden

I Know What I Know, if You Know What I Mean

I'm not aware of too many things - I know what I know, if you know what I mean

Source: What I Am by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Words Stumble ’Round Your Head

Down from the clouds, words stumble 'round your head - Just can't believe in everything they've said

Source: Another World by Cheap Trick

Forever in Debt to Your Priceless Advice

Hey, wait, I got a new complaint, Forever in debt to your priceless advice...

Source: Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana

Reason Is Calling

Listen to reason - Reason is calling

Source: Stand by R.E.M.

I’m Not Aware of Too Many Things

Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box - Religion is the smile on a dog - I'm not aware of too many things

Source: What I Am by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Got Two Good Eyes but They Still Don’t See

Got two good eyes but they still don't see

Source: Casey Jones by Grateful Dead

Am I a Part of the Cure?

Am I a part of the cure? Or am I part of the disease?

Source: Speed of Sound by Coldplay

The Trees Would Be Falling

If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling - Listen to reason, reason is calling

Source: Stand by R.E.M.

Why Don’t People Understand My Intention?

From my heart and from my hand - Why don't people understand my intention?

Source: Weird Science by Oingo Boingo

Making Smart with Their Words Again

Don't you think that it's boring how people talk? Making smart with their words again, well I'm bored

Source: Tennis Court by Lorde

People Asking Questions, Lost in Confusion

People asking questions, lost in confusion

Source: Watching the Wheels by John Lennon

I Know That I Could Answer Something Better

I don't have a simple answer, but I know that I could answer, something better

Source: This Is Your Life by The Killers

When You See It Then You’ll Understand

If you could see it then you'd understand - Oh, when you see it then you'll understand

Source: Speed of Sound by Coldplay

You’re Living a Lie

Open your eyes, don't say a word, I'll tell you why - You're living a lie.

Source: Your Life is a Lie by MGMT

People Writing Songs That Voices Never Shared

People talking without speaking - People hearing without listening - People writing songs that voices never shared - No one dared, disturb the sound of silence

Source: The Sound of Silence by Disturbed