Enlightened Quotes

630 Enlightened quotes by 307 unique authors

It isn't by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world…by getting so tuned in that we can… — Ken Kesey
The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against… — Samuel Adams
I am grateful for emphasis on reading the scriptures. I hope that for you this will become something far more enjoyable than a duty; that,… — Gordon B. Hinckley
HELLO! Look at me. HELLO! I am so ZEN. This is BLOOD. This is NOTHING. Hello. Everything is nothing, and it's so cool to be… — Chuck Palahniuk
Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and… — Dan Brown
The twentieth century ended with its dreams in ruins. The notion of the community as a voluntary association of enlightened citizens has died forever. We… — J. G. Ballard
Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person. It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news.… — Joss Whedon
I turned to look into his face one last time. It was as if I could see the whole universe in his eyes. Maybe he… — Christopher Pike
Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace. — Voltaire
The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive ... but in spite of their religion, not because of it. The Church has opposed… — Mark Twain
There are only so many times that you can utter ‘It does not hurt’ before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt. You… — Jonathan Safran Foer
He shook his head. "Some people think that they like music,but they have no idea what it's really about. They're kindding themselves. Then there are… — Sarah Dessen
And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest of us, the memories of past existences are but glints of light, twinges… — Peter Matthiessen
The psychological dangers through which earlier generations were guided by the symbols and spiritual exercises of their mythological and religious inheritance, we today (in so… — Joseph Campbell
Day after day I read Freud, thinking myself to be very enlightened and scientific when, as a matter of fact, I was about as scientific… — Thomas Merton
But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows. — Immanuel Kant
Nearly all bookish people are snobs, and especially the more enlightened among them. They are apt to assume that if a writer has immense circulation,… — Arnold Bennett
I don't wanta hear all your word descriptions of words words words you made up all winter, man I wanta be enlightened by actions. — Jack Kerouac
I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his… — Albert Einstein
An enlightened man had but one duty - to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter… — Hermann Hesse
He mulled that over. "Sheriff Connally woulda let us shoot 'em." I reached over and took his coffee away from him. "Yep. Lucian probably would… — Craig Johnston
...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard." "LIVER. Good one." "Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional… — Shannon Hale
The story of the Zen Master whose only response was always "Is that so?" shows the good that comes through inner nonresistance to events, that… — Eckhart Tolle
Men-kind shared this world for but a blink, then, sadly, they became enlightened, found science and religion. The new world of men left little room… — Unknown Author
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch their films, read… — Wilma Mankiller

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