Illumination Quotes

153 Illumination quotes by 127 unique authors

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness… — Adam Weishaupt
It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was… — Adam Weishaupt
Madness, and then illumination. — Orson Scott Card
What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation… — Virginia Woolf
Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one’s… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Regrets are illuminations come too late. — Joseph Campbell
[A]ll knowledge is one. When a light brightens and illuminates a corner of a room, it adds to the general illumination of the entire room.… — Isaac Asimov
But sometimes illumination comes to our rescue at the very moment when all seems lost; we have knocked at every door and they open on… — Marcel Proust
Books may not change our suffering, books may not protect us from evil, books may not tell us what is good or what is beautiful,… — Alberto Manguel
Ordinary life does not interest me. I seek only the high moments. I am in accord with the surrealists, searching for the marvelous. I want… — Anais Nin
Beauty is the illumination of your soul. — John O'Donohue
We don't want to feel less when we have finished a book; we want to feel that new possibilities of being have been opened to… — Madeleine L'Engle
The first step to the knowledge of the wonder and mystery of life is the recognition of the monstrous nature of the earthly human realm… — Joseph Campbell
In the dark I rest, unready for the light which dawns day after day, eager to be shared. Black silk, shelter me. I need more… — Denise Levertov
There would be no one there to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will… — Kate Chopin
Facts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination. — Werner Herzog
Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination… — Unknown Author
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your… — August Wilson
The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark. — Virginia Woolf
What would you not have accomplished if you had been free?" "Possibly nothing at all; the overflow of my brain would probably, in a state… — Alexandre Dumas
‎"With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good… — Jeffrey R. Holland
The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the… — Steve Martin
Can you imagine the hopelessness of trying to live a spiritual life when you’re secretly looking up at the skies not for illumination or direction,… — Anne Lamott
For in a swift radiance of illumination he saw a glimpse of human struggle and valor. Of the endless fluid passage of the humanity through… — Carson McCullers
The information was kept hidden for the same reason we keep matches from children. In the correct hands, fire can provide illumination... but in the… — Dan Brown

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