Enlightenment Quotes

880 Enlightenment quotes by 346 unique authors

Truly, he thought, the way of enlightenment is like unto half a mile of broken glass. — Terry Pratchett
Perhaps a creature of so much ingenuity and deep memory is almost bound to grow alienated from his world, his fellows, and the objects around… — Loren Eiseley
Its big men are mostly little men with fancy offices and a lot of money. A great many of them are stupid little men, with… — Raymond Chandler
As for enlightenment, that's just for people who can't face reality. — Brad Warner
What have we to offer the world beside the superabundant loot which we recklessly plunder from the earth under the maniacal delusion that this insane… — Henry Miller
The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines. — Anne Lamott
[Pascal] was the first and perhaps is still the most effective voice to be raised in warning of the consequences of the enthronement of the… — Malcolm Muggeridge
The sinister, the terrible never deceive: the state in which they leave us is always one of enlightenment. And only this condition of vicious insight… — Thomas Ligotti
Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance. — Surya Das
It is not easy to convey, unless one has experienced it, the dramatic feeling of sudden enlightenment that floods the mind when the right idea… — Francis Crick
One always begins with the simple, then comes the complex, and by superior enlightenment one often reverts in the end to the simple. Such is… — Voltaire
Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance. — Dan Brown
What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride… — Nikola Tesla
You think you want to know the secrets of the universe. You think you want to see the way things all fit together. You believe… — Neal Shusterman
I want to find a way of speaking to fellow human beings that will be cool rather than heated, philosophical rather than polemical, that will… — J M Coetzee
Maybe thatâ€™s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how… — Anthony Bourdain
Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment. — Patrick Rothfuss
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion,… — Dalai Lama
Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform. — Derrick Bell
Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable. — Anthony de Mello

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