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quotes by topic Asking

" Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited. "

Thinking , Expectations , Asking

" There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly: Teaching. Sixthly- and it is its fruit: Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits. "

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Understanding , Questions , Teaching , Asking

" The subject for which I am asking your attention deals with the foundations of mathematics. To understand the development of the opposing theories existing in this field one must first gain a clear understnding of the concept "science"; for it is as a part of science that mathematics originally took its place in human thought. "

L. E. J. Brouwer

Attention , Asking

" I remember everyone asking, 'What did you do to get so thin? You looked great.' I looked emaciated. "

Asking

" When we start to feel anxious or depressed, instead of asking, "What do I need to get to be happy?" The question becomes, "What am I doing to disturb the inner peace that I already have?" "

Peace , needs , Asking , Inner

" You can experience play at work, not because you're messing around or wasting time or something, but because you're looking really deeply and seriously at things and asking what is possible, what can be done with them, what new ideas might emerge? "

Ideas , Play , Asking