Illuminating Quotes

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The basic problem is not political, it is a-political and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through… — Thomas Merton
Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought. — Jon Meacham
Fiction, with its preference for what is small and might elsewhere seem irrelevant; its facility for smuggling us into another skin and allowing us to… — David Malouf
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details… — John Polkinghorne
An illuminating read for every classical scholar engaged with the current quest for the subject's roots, and the excavation of the way that it has… — Edith Hall
Every time you make a rule you take away a choice, and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning. — Marcus Buckingham
The only rule was that the stuff had to be funny and pretty short. To me, the quintessential Army Man joke was one of John… — George Meyer
Metaphor isn't just a fancy turn of speech. It shapes our thoughts and feelings, reaches out to grasp new experience, and even binds our five… — James Richardson
For the unified mind in accord with the Way all self-centered striving ceases. Doubts and irresolutions vanish and life in true faith is possible. With… — Sengcan
Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding, like a lamp… — Gautama Buddha
Poetry is, above all, a singing art of natural and magical connection because, though it is born out of one's person's solitude, it has the… — Brendan Kennelly
Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue. — Hildegard of Bingen
Keepers of light carry invisible candles of hope, touching hearts and illuminating the souls of friends. — Tom Baker
Books did not need to be beautiful back in the Fifties, because nothing else was beautiful back then. Books were simply there: you read them… — Joe Queenan
Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn't allow that torch to be extinguished. — Libba Bray
Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge. It taught me many things and I am greatly indebted to it. — Albert Einstein
...angels... are always being filled full of light, becoming ever more radiant and making blessed use of their natural ability to change. They dance for… — Gregory Palamas
I am a moment illuminating eternity....I am affirmation...I am ecstasy. — Alexander Scriabin
When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to… — Kiri Te Kanawa

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