Quotes by Darkness Under every guilty secret there is hidden a brood of guilty wishes, whose unwholesome infecting life is cherished by the darkness. George Eliot darkness secret wish Abraham Maslow said that the fully realized person transcends his local group and identifies with the species. But the election of Ronald Reagan might've been the beginning of my giving up on my species. Because it was absurd. To this day it remains absurd. More than absurd, it was frightening: it represented the rise to supremacy of darkness, the ascendancy of ignorance. George Carlin giving-up ignorance darkness Wisdom makes light the darkness of ignorance. Gautama Buddha light ignorance darkness Reincarnation is not necessarily linear. Sometimes people actually become more immersed in darkness or illusion than they were in previous lifetimes. Frederick Lenz darkness sometimes people One time on a dive, I wound up drifting up in darkness surrounded by billions of photoluminescent creatures. It was a religious experience, one only a poet could do justice to. Graham Hawkes darkness religious justice When the mighty chains of darkness had me on the ropes, everyone said quit now, that's when I found hope. Graham Parker rope quitting darkness [Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our wars are therefore "holy" wars. With all due respect, this is blatant idolatry. Gregory A. Boyd light darkness war To heal the ancient battle between darkness and light, we may find that it's less about defeating one or the other, and more about choosing our relationship to both. Gregg Braden battle light darkness As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone who has his eyes on Christ. Gregory of Nyssa light eye darkness Today the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer.... Realize that the true light is now here and, through the rays of the gospel, is illumining the whole earth. Gregory of Nyssa light darkness night We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery of life is the plainest part of it. The clouds and curtains of darkness, the confounding vapors, these are the daily weather of this world. Gilbert K. Chesterton darkness clouds weather It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. What scares you, is not your weaknesses, but your strengths. Guillaume Musso scare light darkness What would happen if the moon were not there? Then our tilt could swing wildly over a large range, resulting in major temperature swings. If our tilt were more like ninety degrees, the north pole would be exposed to the sun for six months, while the south pole would be in darkness, then vice-versa. Instead, it varies by only about one and a half degrees - just a tiny variation, because the gravity from the moon's orbit keeps it stabilized. Guillermo Gonzalez swings moon darkness It isn't useful to curse the darkness; instead light your candle and let your light shine. Hafsat Abiola shining light darkness I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, 'love lifts me.' Hafez gravity darkness bird And silence, like darkness, can be kind; it, too, is a language. Hanif Kureishi be-kind silence darkness I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better. Halle Berry tattoo darkness wish The darkness always teemed with unexplained sound - and yet he sometimes shook with fear lest the noises he heard subside and allow him to hear certain other fainter noises which he suspected were lurking behind them. H. P. Lovecraft darkness fear sound Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness. Hannah More light darkness christian You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you. Harold B. Lee light darkness way «1920212223242526272829»
