Top 25 Enlightening Quotes of 56 - Page 2

I have found that searching for insight is more often than not a path to total darkness

I have found that searching for insight is more often than not a path to total darkness

Andrew McMahon

Darkness, Path, Enlightening

I would like to enlighten people.

Sammy Hagar

People, Enlightening

Nature is not human hearted.

Laozi

Nature, Enlightening, Hearted

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

Laozi

Inspirational, Patriotic, Enlightening

Laozi (1905). “The Simple Way”

Religion is very enlightening - to those who don't understand it.

Chapman Cohen

Enlightening

For all of us who listen, in the stillness of our hearts, God enlightens us and offers to lead the way.

Betty Eadie

Heart, Way, Enlightening

Betty J. Eadie (1997). “The Awakening Heart: My Continuing Journey to Love”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

Beth Henley

Kind, Enlightening, Playwright

"Expressing 'the Misery and Confusion Truthfully'". Interview with Jackson R. Bryer, American Drama, Volume 14, No. 1 (p. 87), Winter 2005.

Interest which blinds some People, enlightens others.

Benjamin Franklin

People, Enlightening, Blind

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

Those who greatly enlighten delusion are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about enlightenment are sentient beings.

Kim Hee-jin

Enlightenment, Enlightening, Delusion

Hee-Jin Kim (2010). “Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen”, p.3, SUNY Press

Defeat serves to enlighten us.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Enlightening, Defeat

God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.

Henry B. Eyring

Lds, Enlightening, Only Love

If you can drink beer while doing it, it's not a sport

Andrew McMahon

Sports, Beer, Enlightening

Autobiography of a Yogi is justifiably celebrated as one of the most entertaining and enlightening spiritual books ever written.

Tom Butler-Bowdon

Spiritual, Book, Enlightening

Tom Butler-Bowdon (2010). “50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom From 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose”, p.301, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Many who tried to enlighten were hanged from the lamppost.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Atheism, Enlightening, Positive Atheism

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people

Marianne Williamson

People, Shrinking, Enlightening

Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

Remain open. There is something bigger than you know going on here.

Iyanla Vanzant

Enlightening, Bigger, Knows

Twitter post from Mar 12, 2017

I've found that falling doesn't always leave you fallen for.

Andrew McMahon

Fall, Enlightening, Found

I can say for the first time that I am not afraid, and while this is a feeling that can undoubtedly change with time, I feel cradled by this universe and the immense love that comes from it.

Andrew McMahon

Feelings, Firsts, Enlightening

You know, one of my - one of my best and, I think, most enlightening moments was when I was contacted by Michael Jackson. And he requested that I paint his portrait.

Kehinde Wiley

Thinking, Portraits, Enlightening

Source: www.aaa.si.edu

Interest blinds some people, and enlightens others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

People, Enlightening, Interest

The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family.

Pope Francis

Cities, Firsts, Enlightening

Pope Francis (2013). “Lumen Fidei: The Light of Faith”, p.52, Image

And while good books - even so-so books - serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other, keep in mind that a book that entertains without enlightening can still be a guilty pleasure, but a book that enlightens without entertaining is algebra.

Pete Dexter

Book, Mind, Enlightening