Saint Peter
Religious Leader
"God loves us beyond comprehension, and we cannot diminish God's love for us."
Comprehension quotes
Comprehension
21 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Naguib Mahfouz
Novelist
"An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers."
Barbara Kingsolver
Author, Biologist
"I thought: this is how life is, ridiculous beyond comprehension."
Albert Einstein
Physicist
"My comprehension of God comes from a deeply felt conviction of a superior intelligence that reveals itself in the knowable world."
Benjamin Disraeli
Politician, Author
"I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with comprehension."
Explore further
Topics related to Comprehension
Browse quotes that often appear alongside comprehension — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Comprehension quotes (page 1 of 2)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended."
Read quote
6 likes
"By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension."
Read quote
3 likes
"Science bestowed immense new powers on man, and at the same time, created conditions which were largely beyond his comprehension."
Read quote
3 likes
"Everything is simpler than one can imagine, and yet complicated and inter-twined beyond comprehension."
Read quote
3 likes