Quotessence
Home / Topics / Enlightening Quotes

Enlightening Quotes

Browse 394 quotes about Enlightening.

Related topics

PeopleWayIfsMindInspirationalKnowsThinkingMenWorldGivingTaoismHumansMayHeartTryingDoeLightSpiritWisdomFeelsBelieveHelpingKindShouldBookLoveMomentsNeedsSpiritualWantWritingAwarenessBeautifulDivineEntertainingFirstsRealitySelfUnderstandingUseYogaAttentionChristianDifferentI CanIdeasLifeSometimesSoulDarkEducationalEnlightenedImportantLittlesLooksLordMastersMightOrderSocialStruggle

Enlightening Quotes

“Suddenly it makes sense again. In no haze of mindfulness, staring down at this snow-covered quilt of America, I am the stars exploding. Voice shot down to hell, half sick, half recovered, alive and well and ready. The unknown for now will remain as such and in this moment that feeling is not one of suspension. It is the hopeful unknown. Reaching into the future could only be good now as the past is wrapping itself in ribbons and pleasant packing paper, rarely to be revisited.”

WellsMomentsFeelingsAmericaPastStarsVoiceHalfHellAliveReadyPaperMindfulnessShotsSickBe GoodSnowMake SenseStaringPleasantReachingHopefulCoveredEnlighteningRibbonsExplodingPackingSuspensionWrappingHazeQuilts
Author:Andrew McMahon
Create image

“But planes land and so do I, and suns rise, melting away the grounds cool protection. I am finally free, if only for this moment. And should that be the case, then know that I am throwing a parade in first class as I speak. Art has again saved my life, my love and me. What next? Who really cares? Certainly a toast will be in order. Make mine a double.”

IfsKnowsShouldFirstsArtMomentsCareOrderNextSpeakClassCasesSunLandMinesProtectionSavedPlanesThrowingEnlighteningMeltingParadesToastsFirst ClassSun RiseMelting Away
Author:Andrew McMahon
Create image

“If I've learned anything over the past 5 years, it's that you do not know where you're going to be tomorrow. You have to make decisions based on that; it's almost pointless. So, you know, whether I learned, I think I'm pretty aware, pretty conscious of that point to live in the moment. It's a hard lesson, but it's like, I'm trying to learn to quiet my mind down, know what I mean?”

IfsThinkingKnowsTryingYearsMindMeanHardMomentsPastDecisionTomorrowLessonsQuietConsciousI've LearnedLive In The MomentEnlighteningPointlessOver The PastHard Lessons
Author:Andrew McMahon
Create image

“Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to enlighten and to enrich the human experience, to penetrate the barriers of misunderstandin g and provide a beautiful context for life's drama.”

BelieveHumansBeautifulDifferencesPracticePiecesDramaArchitectureMaking A DifferenceBarriersEquationsHuman ExperiencePenetrateEnlighteningSmall Pieces
Book:Frank O. Gehry: Selected Works : 1969 to Today
Create image

“If from one burning lamp someone lights another, then another from that one, and so on in succession, he has light continuously. In the same way, through the Apostles ordaining their successors, and these successors ordaining others, and so on, the grace of the Holy Spirit is handed down through all generations and enlightens all who obey their spiritual shepherds and teachers.”

IfsWayLightChristianSpiritualSpiritGraceTeacherGenerationsHolyBurningHoly SpiritOrthodoxLampsEnlighteningApostlesSuccessionShepherdsSuccessors
Author:Gregory Palamas
Create image

“Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one's mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly. It is hardly possible for errors to enter into geometrical reasoning, because it is well arranged and orderly. Thus, the mind that constantly applies itself to geometry is not likely to fall into error. In this convenient way, the person who knows geometry acquires intelligence.”

KnowsWayMindWellsPersonsFallClearMathematicsErrorsIntellectMathProofMathematicalReasoningAcquireEnlighteningConvenientGeometryOrderlyMathematical Proof
Author:Ibn Khaldun
Create image

“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires.”

SaidStillsUseLastsOrderForceDemocracySpecialWillingCircumstancesMissionsTyrannyOfficialsEmpiresTyrantsDiscourseResortsEnlighteningChorusBenignCalmingOrientalism
Book:Orientalism
Create image

“Getting photographs is not the most important thing. For me it's the act of photographing. It's enlightening, therapeutic and satisfying, because the very process forces me to connect with the world. When you make four-hour exposures in the middle of the night, you inevitably slow down and begin to observe and appreciate more what's going on around you. In our fast-paced, modern world, it's a luxury to be able to watch the stars move across the sky.”

WorldImportantAbleMovingNightForceStarsProcessHoursWatchesFourSkyModernMiddlePhotographyAppreciateDown AndImportant ThingsPhotographerPhotographLuxurySatisfyingSlow DownExposureModern WorldEnlighteningFast PacedTherapeuticMiddle Of The Night
Author:Michael Kenna
Create image

“Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.”

GivingReligionTearsInspireDrawsDevotionOccasionsResolutionRemorseEnlightening
Book:Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Education: Addressed to the Catholics of Dublin
Create image

“The idea of having more technology solving this idea of hyperactive lifestyle is not really the mainstream problem. I think the real innovation that’s going to be rewarded will be on things like, let’s convert our computers from being tools to being companions. Let’s convert our computers from being utilitarian to being enlightening. These are human needs.”

ThinkingNeedsHumansIdeasRealProblemTechnologyComputerToolsInnovationLifestyleCompanionMainstreamEnlighteningHuman NeedsUtilitarian
Author:Horace Dediu
Create image

“In commemoration of the fact that France was our ally in securing independence the citizens of that nation joined with the citizens of the United States in placing in New York harbor an heroic statue representing Liberty enlightening the world. What course shall our nation pursue? Send the statue of Liberty back to France and borrow from England a statue of William the Conqueror?”

WorldStatesFactsCoursesNationsUnitedLibertyUnited StatesNew YorkCitizensEnglandIndependencePursueFranceAlliesHeroicStatuesEnlighteningHarborsRepresentingConquerorStatue Of LibertyCommemorationWilliam The Conqueror
Book:The Life and Speeches of Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan
Create image

“Prayer works in the mind as a healing force. It calms the patient, enlightens the physician, guides the surgeon, and it often victoriously applies the power of the spirit when all seems lost. It proves, over and over again, the truth of Tennyson's words: "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." Prayer puts us on God's side. It aligns us with life's higher purposes, aims, and ideals. Prayer is dedicating our thought, feeling and action to the expression of goodness. It is to become like a window through which the light of God shines.”

WorldMindFeelingsDreamLightSeemsActionSpiritPurposeLostForceSidesPrayerHealingThis WorldExpressionHigherProveGoodnessIdealsWindowAimShiningPatientCalmGuidesPhysiciansOur ThoughtsEnlighteningSurgeonsHigher PurposeTennysonPrayer Works
Author:Wilferd Peterson
Create image