We are like the moon. The moon shines anyway, but it does not produce its own light. It reflects the light illuminated onto its surface by the Sun and is never proud to say "I am the source of light". God shines through us, hence He deserves the glory; not us. - Israelmore Ayivor
Living is not enough; we must live an illuminated life. - Debasish Mridha
No my friend, darkness is not everywhere, for here and there I find faces illuminated from within; paper lanterns among the dark trees. - Carole Borges
The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things. - Franz Kafka
Here, illuminated at last,Nestles the ruddy glint of spiritual certainty;Sweet moments of passion and healing,Of sensual release. - Scott Hastie
A revolutionary career does not lead to banquets and honorary titles, interesting research and professorial wages. It leads to misery, disgrace, ingratitude, prison and a voyage into the unknown, illuminated by only an almost superhuman belief. - Max Horkheimer
Pursuit of truth, not success, is the ultimate purpose of an illuminated life. - Debasish Mridha
Your path is illuminated by a road-map of stars. I am here to guide you! - Ambika Devi
Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. - Brenda Ueland
Thinking is an act of creating sunshine! The more we think, the more our way will be illuminated! - Mehmet Murat ildan
...darkness is not everywhere - for here and there I find a few faces illuminated from within. Paper lanterns swaying among the dark trees. - Carol Anne Borges
MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge. - Ambrose Bierce
His intelligence seized on a subject, his genius embraced it, his eloquence illuminated it. - Paterculus
For an illuminated life, give yourself up for the service of others. - Debasish Mridha
Through ignorance a common man considers his own religion to be the best and makes much useless claims, but when his mind is illuminated by Self-Knowledge, all sectarian quarrels disappear. - Abhijit Naskar
It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us...on the inside, looking out. - Jonathan Safran Foer