(49 quotes found)
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
Zen Proverb
“After enlightenment, the laundry.”
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”
Eugene Ionesco
“Enlightenment is not imagining figures of light but making the darkness conscious.”
Carl Gustav Jung
“The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter.”
Dave Mustaine
“Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.”
William Howard Taft
“The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man”
Charles Sumner
“Educate, enlighten and inspire.”
Douglas Gresham
“A teacher gives knowledge to his student and enlightens him. ”
Yajur Veda
“The enlightened one should inspire others by performing all works efficiently without attachment.”
Bhagavad Gita
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