Enlightening – Quotes

The biographies are very

The biographies are very enlightening because you realise, Oh my God, all these people I’ve admired – and tried to emulate even – when I was younger died tragically from substance abuse. Eva Mendes

Modern man is assailed on every side and almost without interruption by noise – of the radio, of television, of headlines, of advertising and of the cinema – of which the greatest part, far from enlightening the mind, blunts and stultifies it. Erich Fromm

I am searching for

I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery. Eric Cantona

So erst the Sage

So erst the Sage [Pythagoras] with scientific truth In Grecian temples taught the attentive youth; With ceaseless change how restless atoms pass From life to life, a transmigrating mass; How the same organs, which to-day compose The poisonous henbane, or the fragrant rose, May with to-morrow’s sun new forms compile, Frown in the Hero, in … Read more

You victorious martyrs who

You victorious martyrs who endured torments gladly for the sake of God and Savior, you who have boldness of speech toward the Lord Himself, you saints, intercede for us who are timid and sinful men, full of sloth, that the grace of Christ may come upon us, and enlighten the hearts of all of us … Read more

I have but one

I have but one passion: to enlighten those who have been kept in the dark, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and is entitled to happiness. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul. Emile Zola

I\\’m not praying for

I’m not praying for God to save me from cancer. I’m not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if I’ve done the right thing, I will be enlightened. And if I believe, I’ll be saved. And that’s all he promises me. Elizabeth Edwards

Every single empire in

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 … Read more

There are two theories

There are two theories of evolution. There is the genuine scientific theory; and there is the talk-radio pretend version, designed not to enlighten but to deceive and enrage. Edward Humes

What is one\\’s personality,

What is one’s personality, detached from that of the friends with whom fate happens to have linked one? I cannot think of myself apart from the influence of the two or three greatest friendships of my life, and any account of my own growth must be that of their stimulating and enlightening influence. Edith Wharton