proverb · Words worth keeping
Wonder often, the gift of understanding will come.
Wonder often, the gift of understanding will come.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Frequent wonder leading to understanding values curiosity and attentive questioning. The saying portrays insight as something that may come through an open mind.
Example
A learner follows a question with observation and study while keeping an uncertain answer open.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
Will come makes the outcome sound guaranteed, while gift presents it as more than a mechanical result. A useful application joins curiosity with evidence, study and reflection instead of expecting questioning alone to answer everything. Wonder can remain valuable even when a question is unresolved.
When to use it
Use it to discuss curiosity with the work of understanding included.
Keep in mind
No guaranteed answer or complete understanding through wonder alone is established.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- Arapaho