“ O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. ”
- St. Augustine- Copy
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“ Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
- 2K
“ Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of the body and mind will vanish like the evil spirits at the dawn of the day. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
- 1.2K
“ Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience. ”
- Michael Eisner- Copy
- 3.6K
“ The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert. ”
- Pasquier Quesnel- Copy
- 1.9K
“ We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made. ”
- Dan Quayle- Copy
- 3.1K
“ Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds. ”
- John Dryden- Copy
- 2K
“ I have always fought for ideas — until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten. ”
- Margaret Anderson- Copy
- 2.4K
“ Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others. ”
- Voltaire- Copy
- 2.3K
“ The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. ”
- Inayat Khan- Copy
- 4K
“ Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes. ”
- Iris Murdoch- Copy
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