Enlighten Quotes

“When the ashes of the wildfire of love have been scattered in the hazy den of oblivion and emotions have gone out of commission, life gets unremittingly tangled up, if no inner voices emerge to enlighten the looming shadows of hesitant expectations, if no shimmer sparks the magic appeal of ‘Being in the world’. ("Fish for silence." )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence.”
― Richard Dawkins

“Let us take care of our Garden of Eden with the fragrance of its flowers and the oxygen of its sheltering trees and savor the fruits of each precious single moment ever since life can be a sparkling ballet expressing the beauties and values that enlighten and enrich us. ( "Why step out of nature?")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Encounters may help us discover our inner world, reveal us to ourselves and unshackle us from prejudices, but still, they can disrupt our thinking patterns when they make us too dependent or needy. However, if they give voice to our life choices and offer inner freedom, they inspire and enlighten us. ("I seek you")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“We awaken by asking the right questions. We awaken when we see knowledge being spread that goes against our own personal experiences. We awaken when we see popular opinion being wrong but accepted as being right, and what is right being pushed as being wrong. We awaken by seeking answers in corners that are not popular. And we awaken by turning on the light inside when everything outside feels dark.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“In a world that often seems chaotic or overwhelming, we seek clarity, order, and meaning. In the puzzle of our life, we may never fully "find" Waldo (the absolute truth) but the search itself can enlighten us and shape who we are or who we become. ( "Everybody his story")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.”
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address

“Do not give them a candle to light the way, teach them how to make fire instead. That is the meaning of enlightenment.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunnaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, dominion over earthly man, and made him great among the Igigi, they called Babylon by his illustrious name, made it great on earth, and founded an everlasting kingdom in it, whose foundations are laid so solidly as those of heaven and earth; then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak, so that I should rule over the black-headed people like Shamash and enlighten the land, to further the well-being of mankind.

...When Marduk sent me to rule over men, to give the protection of right to the land, I did right and righteousness in . . . , and brought about the well-being of the oppressed.

[The oldest known written code of laws from around 1772 BCE]”
― Hammurabi, The Code of Hammurabi

“Self-mastery epitomizes the height a person’s of measureable success. Conversely, we can gauge the depth of personal failure by a person’s degree of lack of self-control and self-abandonment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Teachers who enlighten, guide
and equip us to become one later,
are the best teachers one can ever ask for.”
― Ajitha Amarnath, Amaranthine thoughts: A collection of my insightful quotes and lockdown musings

“I cannot concern myself with the intolerable affections and frivolous actions of a cruel, selfish, and litigious society. I must treasure the invisible muteness and inherent intelligence that nature blessed me with at birth. I shall endeavor to find beauty in living, striving, suffering, and dying in nature’s glorious wonderland of grasslands, forest, rivers, and seas situated under an of infinite canopy of glittering stars. Perhaps when I reach the end of this long scroll I will finally leave behind me the tragic sense of ignobly that haunts my nights and begin living in a world filled with infinite sunshine and boundless delight.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Self-mastery is the first step towards attaining enlightenment. Change begins with personal dissatisfaction and belief that a person can do better. A person can set meaningful goals and vow not to hold onto frivolous attachments. My objective is to cultivate the ability to expect the best effort from myself and never be afraid to tackle the type of difficult projects or pursue scintillating adventures that spur mental growth. I aim to become a loyal, loving, and joyful person, and broaden personal knowledge through a self-prescribed course of active reading and studious contemplation. I aspire to use an expanded base of knowledge to live a more ethical and principled existence and rid myself of self-defeating behaviors brought on by brooding doubts regarding the paucity of my innate talent. Instead of grieving over what I failed to achieve, I plan to concentrate upon what I can achieve and bring the collective force of my newly resolved mindset to the forefront.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Why would you need to melt to enlighten people like a candle? Every move you make gives an ironic smile to others, that's all.”
― Mustafa Donmez, Red-White Love: The Love of Liverpool FC

“Come, Selie," said her mother, holding an arm out to her child. "Come keep me company while Giddon prods at my feet."

"Your faith in my abilities is touching," said Giddon.
"Let me go collect some sharp sticks to stab them with.”
― Kristin Cashore, Winterkeep

“May the Lord, whose cause this is, enlighten you and make you a vessel to honour and glory. Amen.”
― Martin Luther, The Bondage of the Will

“An enlightened person knows what idea is worthy of living and dying for.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Truly successful writers blend the personal and the profound to enlighten and entertain readers while simultaneously banking something for posterity. Remuneration is a wonderful afterthought.”
― Stewart Stafford

“The aim of an artist is to show us something we cannot see on our own.”
― J.R. Rim

“The moon must be willing to illuminate a world that it doesn’t live in, with a light that it didn’t create, from a place that no one wants to visit.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Enlighten yourself and then enlighten the world”
― Rashid Jorvee

“I stand on the banks of time silently witnessing the world change beneath my feet. I arrive at a desirable place in a world when I learn to accept a world devoid of my paltry existence. When my self-inflicted wounds heal, I will stand as mute as a mountain impervious to the whimsy of the quaking world and no longer be deluded into aspiring to be a member of a fantasy world of pleasure-seeking people. Fame and fortune do not matter to an enlightened person, it is sufficient simply to be present and unflinchingly support all life forms without hesitation.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“A person who seeks an enlightened existence must awaken to realize universal truths.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“A baby's eyes reflect the refreshing lights of love, which enlighten and melt our heart in a single moment.”
― Apollo

“THE ONES WHO HAD GONE TO LIGHT THE WORLD
SEE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO STOLE THE LAMPS

जो गए थे दुनियां रोशन करने
देख़ो वही चिराग़ उठा लाए हैं

JO GAYE THE DUNIYAN ROSHAN KARNE
DEKHO WAHI CHIRAG UTHA LAYE HAIN”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Enlightenment is when we allow ourselves to melt like a sugar cube into the hot tea of God.”
― Maureen Muldoon, Spiritual Vixen's Guide to an Unapologetic Life

“How to be Smiling Brahma? In seven steps; trust, know, think, do, engergise, enlighten, evolve.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Smiling Brahma

“Have you ever seen a street lamp, a torch, a candle that illuminates only itself and nothing else? When you enlighten yourself, you automatically enlighten others!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“To enlighten a person, it is not enough to shine a light on him, you also have to make sure that he sees this light!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan