When one doesn't understand why quotes. Aphorisms and quotes about understanding

0 Today, on this fine day, I decided to discuss one word that causes confusion among many, this Aphorism, which means you can read a little below. In addition, on our website, you can find many small articles on deciphering less commonly used or slang words.
However, before continuing, I would like to recommend you a couple more interesting news on the topic of phraseological units. For example, what does it mean Don't pee in a glass; the meaning of the expression I will sweep away someone else's misfortune with my hands; translation Do ut des; which means Better a bird in the hand than a pie in the sky, etc.
So let's continue what does aphorism mean?? This term was borrowed from the Greek language, and is translated as “definition”.

Aphorism- this is an easy to remember, clear definition of a complete thought, which is subsequently repeatedly used by people in their everyday speech. Sometimes individual phrases from films or books become aphorisms

Aphorism- this is a combination of words once spoken by poets and writers, and which contain a special, deep meaning

Over time, people learn more and more about life, as a result of which they begin to like more and more complex aphorisms, and use them periodically, if such a case presents itself.

There are aphorisms that teach love wisdom, for example " Love is like grace. It is impossible to lure her with good deeds. You can't deserve it. She either exists or she doesn't".

In addition, aphorisms that teach life are quite popular, for example, Charlie Chaplin once said a very sensible phrase, and it subsequently became popular, " Life is just a manifestation of desires, and no one is ever satisfied with it".
This is actually the case, a person never stops at what he has achieved, he strives to get more and more. When he buys a bicycle, he immediately begins to dream of a motorcycle; after purchasing a two-wheeled “tyrchik”, he already expresses a desire to become a car enthusiast. This can go on forever.

Along with aphorisms which teach the wisdom of life, there are aphorisms about friendship and betrayal; about war and peace; about death and birth; about love and hate, etc.
Also quite popular idioms about children, men and women, grandparents, etc.

Examples of Aphorisms:

Mediocrity is easier to forgive a person than talent.

Knowledge is power.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Personal example is not easy best method beliefs, but the only one.

Even bad examples are useful.

Quotes are verbatim excerpts from statements made by third parties or texts. Quotes are one of the types of direct speech in Russian.

We can use citation in research papers and essays in order to reinforce the reliability of our own opinion by referring to more authoritative sources, which makes the linguistic work scientifically sound and emphasizes its originality.

In the Russian language, citation began to be used in 1820 and is still successfully used.

Citation methods

There are three main ways of citing in Russian.

1) Quote applies like direct speech. With this method of quoting, punctuation marks should be placed in the same way as in sentences with direct speech.

For example: Julius Caesar said: “It is better to die immediately than to spend your whole life waiting for death.” Or another option: “It is better to die immediately than to spend your whole life waiting for death,” as Julius Caesar said.

2) You can enter a quote and through indirect speech using the conjunction “what”. The quotation in such cases is also placed in quotation marks and written with a lowercase letter.

For example: F. Ranevskaya said that “loneliness is a state that there is no one to tell about.”

3) To introduce a quote into the text there can be special introductory words were used: as he spoke, according to words, as he wrote, as he believed, or without them, introductory words are replaced with punctuation marks or quotation marks.

For example: As Horace said, “Anger is a momentary madness.”

Or: L. Beethoven “knew no other signs of human superiority except kindness.”

4) Quoting Poems does not require auxiliary punctuation marks, in particular, quotation marks. It is enough to indicate the author and the title of the poem, which should be written on the red line. For example:

A. Griboyedov. "Woe from Wit"

What can Moscow provide me?

Today is a ball, and tomorrow is two.

Basic citation requirements

1. Quoted text must be placed in quotes and be identical to its original source. The lexical and grammatical form must fully correspond to the original.

2. Categorically It is forbidden to combine passages in one quote, which were taken from various cited sources. Each passage should be presented as a separate quotation.

3. If the expression is not quoted in full, but in an abbreviated or unfinished form (the quote is taken out of context as a separate phrase), instead of missing sentences or words ellipses should be placed in brackets. When abbreviating a quote, it is important to ensure the logical completeness of the expression.

4. In the Russian language it is prohibited to enter citations that takes up more than 30% of the total text volume. Excessive quoting not only makes your text formulaic, but also destroys its ability to be easily understood.

5. It is unacceptable to quote authors whose texts marked with a copyright symbol- ©. This mainly concerns scientific works and research articles. In this case, the option of modifying the text (transmitting the meaning of the fragment in your own words) with an optional link to the source is acceptable.

Culture

No the best way to give the impression of an intelligent person, how to timely mention a famous quote from the treasury of world literature.

However, many quotes taken out of context often have completely the opposite meaning.

Here are a few of these famous phrases that people often misunderstand.

Quote about love

1. "Love, you move the world"

This is one of the famous misinterpreted quotes that was mentioned in Lewis Carroll's famous fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland". One of the characters in the book, The Duchess, says this phrase in passing after spanking her child for sneezing. In context the author used this wise saying sarcastically.

“And the moral from here is: “Love, love, you move the world...,” said the Duchess.

“Someone said that the most important thing is not to meddle in other people’s affairs,” Alice whispered.

“So it’s one and the same thing,” said the Duchess.”

Movie quotes

2. "Elementary, my dear Watson"

This phrase is known throughout the world as belonging to Sherlock Holmes and is considered the same attribute of the famous British detective as his pipe and hat. However, Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in none of Conan Doyle's 56 short stories and 4 works. However, this phrase appeared very often in films.

The words "Elementary" and "my dear Watson" appear in close proximity in the Hunchback story, but are not spoken together. In a long dialogue, after the brilliant deduction demonstrated by Holmes, Watson exclaims: “Excellent!”, to which Holmes replies, “Elementary!”

The phrase itself first appeared in the book "Psmith the Journalist" by the English writer P. Wodehouse, as well as in the 1929 film about Sherlock Holmes, perhaps to make the characters more memorable.

3. "Houston, we have a problem."

On Saturday, April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Hayes entered orbit aboard Apollo 13. A few days later, an accident occurred, causing the crew to lose their source of light, water and electricity.

Crew members reported technical problems to the Houston base Houston we had a problem".

In the film based on these events, this phrase was spoken in the present tense to add drama. Nowadays it is used to communicate any problem, often with a humorous meaning.

Bible Quotes

4. "God helps those who help themselves"

This phrase mentioned as a passage from the Bible, although the phrase itself has never appeared in any translation of this book. It is also believed to have been spoken by the famous American figure Benjamin Franklin, as well as the British theorist Algernon Sidney.

The idea is that divinity cannot replace the actions of man himself.

Interestingly, this phrase contradicts what the Bible says, where the only salvation is in God, who will “save the helpless.”

5. "Money is the root of all evil"

This phrase is a misinterpretation of the quote " The love of money is the root of all evil", which was mentioned in the New Testament by the Apostle Paul.

And even this phrase is a distorted translation of a Greek phrase that meant that greed can lead to all sorts of evil, and not that all evil lies in the love of money.

This quote perhaps took on a stronger meaning during the Industrial Revolution, when society focused on the accumulation of wealth.

Quotes with meaning

6. "The end justifies the means"

This quote, attributed to the Italian thinker Macchiaveli, has exactly the opposite meaning that real phrase that was used in his work "The Prince".

It says " Si guarda al fine", that is, "one must consider the end result," which means that "the end does not always justify the means." In other words, instead of being merciless in achieving a great goal, Macchiavelli was trying to say that one must always consider whether some things of sacrifice and effort.

7. "Religion is the opium of the people"

This is another example of misinterpretation of the words of the famous figure Karl Marx. Not only did he never directly say that religion is the opium of the people, but he himself words had a completely different meaning at that time.

The quote that was used as a critique of Hegel's work was:

“Religion is the sigh of an oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of soulless orders. Religion is the opium of the people.”

The phrase is a bit ambiguous, since in those days opium was not considered a mind-clouding substance, and opiates were legal, freely sold and considered useful medicine. From this point of view, Marx considered religion to be a useful tool that alleviates suffering.

Understanding is the beginning of agreement.
Benedict Spinoza

Mutual understanding requires mutual lies.
Don Aminado

It's hard to find someone who truly understands you. Usually people judge only by their own standards, and simply do not take others into account.
Murasaki

There are three kinds of people: those who see; those who see when they are shown; and those who do not see.
Leonardo da Vinci

Understanding life and understanding people are far from the same thing. Great wisdom is to comprehend characters and capture moods.
Baltasar Gracian y Morales

Neglect understanding if it conflicts with all other qualities of your intellect. Understanding as such, however useful and necessary it may be, is not only the most insignificant, but also the most unreliable faculty of the human mind.
Thomas de Quincey

There is only one way to truly understand people: it is to live near them, to allow them to express themselves day after day and to imprint their image on us.
Charles Augustin de Sainte-Beuve

Whoever has once found himself cannot lose anything in this world. And whoever once understands the person in himself understands all people.
Stefan Zweig

Misunderstanding makes enemies out of friends.
Lion Feuchtwanger

When they are full of love and fight only from meeting to separation, a slight hint is enough to understand each other.
Rabindranath Tagore

You are blind, and I am deaf and dumb, so let's hold hands and try to understand each other.
Kahlil Gibran Gibran

To understand means to feel.
Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavsky

In order to be heard, one must speak from Calvary, imprint the truth with suffering, and even better -.
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

There is no point in telling a person something that he does not understand if, moreover, he is not able to understand it.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Could we be mistaken in thinking that we understand the question?
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Don’t direct your interest to something that, most likely, no one understands except you.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Application is still the criterion of understanding.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Explanation serves to eliminate or prevent misunderstanding.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

It is impossible to discuss logical or scientific laws with one who denies the validity of the laws of thought; It is impossible to achieve moral understanding with someone who denies duty altogether.
Wilhelm Windelband

Only by seeing other people's life forms could one become aware of one's own.
Oswald Spengler

Every interpretation is based on understanding.
Martin Heidegger

Only one who already understands can listen.
Martin Heidegger

Hints beckon us. Hints warn us. Hints bring us closer to that from which they unexpectedly reach us.
Martin Heidegger

There are two basic conditions for genuine mutual understanding - a tireless will to listen to each other, and a firm inner determination to follow one's own
purpose.
Martin Heidegger

Another sign of true mutual understanding is that it never counts on instant success and solid results.
Martin Heidegger

Perception always includes meaning.
Hans Georg Gadamer

Without a horizon, one does not see far enough and therefore overestimates what is nearby.
Hans Georg Gadamer

The interpreter does not even suspect that he brings himself and his own concepts into the interpretation.
Hans Georg Gadamer

To look is to dismember.
Hans Georg Gadamer

Interpretation is nothing more than a collection of empty words or formulas, sealed by an act of will.
Benedetto Croce

They will look and will not see; they will listen with their ears and will not hear.

Sometimes misunderstanding is worse than any hatred.
Dmitry Sergeevich Merezhkovsky

The desire to understand people, life and the world prevents us from knowing it all.
Lev Shestov

Everyone perceives the horrors of the world in their own way.
Semyon Ludwigovich Frank

Understanding someone else's soul means reincarnation.
Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky

If you don't understand, don't judge.
Frantisek Kryshka

Understanding means studying and consciously accepting the burdens that our age has placed on us.
Hannah Arendt

Understanding means a collected readiness to face reality, whatever it may be, and to resist it.
Hannah Arendt

Two people seeking to truly understand each other must first contradict each other.
Gaston Bachelard

Will anyone understand a person who cannot forget paradise even for a second?
Emil Michel Cioran

If life is not initially meaningful, then understanding is impossible at all.
Paul Ricoeur

The deeper an adult goes into an individual search, the more able he is to take the point of view of others and make them understand him.
Jean Piaget

Forgiving enemies is a wonderful feat; but there is an even more beautiful feat, even more human - this is the understanding of enemies, because understanding is at once forgiveness, justification, reconciliation.
A.I. Herzen

Your own understanding of virtues and vices is the most important thing. If this understanding is not there, everything becomes shaky.
Cicero