“The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”
(Analects 4.16)”

“The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”
(Analects 4.9)”

“Man masters nature not by force, but by understanding”

“KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ARE QUITE DIFFERENT. Only understanding can lead to being, whereas knowledge is but a passing presence in it.”

“Now I understand,” said the last man.”

“It is not the hand but the understanding of a man that may be said to write.”

“I’m not a gentleman, I’m a nobleman, a distinction I suspect you understand very well.”

“To really understand the history of evolution, we have to understand the author. Satan is the master-mind behind this false doctrine.”

“The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.”

“Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.”