“I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you”
Proverb
“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough”
Albert Einstein
“The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it”
Mark Twain
“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.”
“Vulgarized knowledge characteristically gives birth to a feeling that everything is understandable and explained. It is like a system of bridges built over chasms. One can travel boldly ahead over these bridges, ignoring the chasms. It is forbidden to look down into them; but that, alas, does not alter the fact that they exist.”
Czeslaw Milosz
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
William Arthur Ward
