Illuminators Quotes & Sayings

The annals of the French Revolution prove that the knowledge of the few cannot counteract the ignorance of the many ... The light of philosophy, when it is confined to a small minority, points out the possessors as the victims rather than the illuminators of the multitude. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Happiness is the heavenly light of joy. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great. — Isaac Watts

It's the only thing sexier than a sexy woman. A sexy woman cooking fuckin' sausages. — Roddy Doyle

It was in His flesh that Christ walked among us and it is His flesh that He has given us to eat for our salvation; but no one eats of this flesh without having first adored it ... and not only do we not sin in thus adoring it, but we would be sinning if we did not do so. — Saint Augustine

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children. — Rosa Parks

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful. — Richard Gere

BlessBacks: Souvenirs for those who express their gratitude to their illuminators. — Julie Saffrin

I am thankful for every breath I take, I am perfectly aware that every time I take a breath someone somewhere loses it — Bangambiki Habyarimana

I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so long as wisdom is rare and pride abundant — Henri Frederic Amiel

In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible. — Sarah Dessen

The behaviour of lovers is oscillating like the moon, and unpredictable as the weather ... — Bernd Schuster

If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you. — Thomas A Kempis

Beyond all lessons, beyond the model she provided, my mother gave me a parent's ultimate gift; she made me feel lovable and good. She paid attention; she listened; she remembered what I said. She did not think me perfect, but she accepted me, without qualification. — Fredelle Bruser Maynard