Illumination Quotes

153 Illumination quotes by 127 unique authors

Wars and temper tantrums are the makeshifts of ignorance; regrets are illuminations come too late. — Joseph Campbell
It is as if my heart and my brain did not belong to the same person. Feelings come quicker than lightning and fill my soul,… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[...] Technology has tended to devaluate the traditional vision-inducing materials. The illumination of a city, for example, was once a rare event, reserved for victories… — Aldous Huxley
Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science. — Charles Darwin
The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love. — Idries Shah
There is so much that glows in the circus, from flames to lanterns to stars. I have heard the expression “trick of the light” applied… — Erin Morgenstern
The book was in her lap; she had read no further. The power to change one’s life comes from a paragraph, a lone remark. The… — James Salter
Sometimes one has simply to endure a period of depression for what it may hold of illumination if one can live through it, attentive to… — May Sarton
In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have promised, not just… — Simon Schama
Knowledge has three degrees--opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. — Plotinus
The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest… — Leo Tolstoy
In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise,… — Milan Kundera
There is no consolation for anyone in the Scott Peterson story, and no final illumination. — Robert Gottlieb
I found it possible to observe at least the superficial capillaries of muscles both in the frog and in mammals through a binocular microscope, using… — August Krogh
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination. — Andrew Lang
As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning,… — Mary Antin
Morality will perform all this; and Morality is the fruit of Illumination. — Adam Weishaupt
He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination. — Romano Prodi
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
Whether drugs lead to illumination or degradation depends on the spirit in which one takes them. — George Andrews
The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and… — Moses Hadas
I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use… — David Ogilvy
Even if you have a small closet area, you can extend it by removing the door and turning it into a recessed alcove. Contrast the… — Kristin Cavallari
Wherefore a man can know nothing by himself, save after a natural manner, which is only that which he attains by means of the senses.… — St John Of The Cross
God must open the eyes of our understanding before we can truly know and rightly interpret His truth. His truth is available only to those… — John Macarthur

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