Quotes about Enlightenment

On the wings of aspiration man rises from earth to heaven, from ignorance to knowledge, from the under darkness to the upper light. Without it he remains a grovelling animal, earthly, sensual, unenlightened, and uninspired. Aspiration is the longing for heavenly things.

Give up that narrow cramped self that seeks to render all things subservient to its own petty interests, and you will enter into the company of the angels, into the very heart and essence of universal Love.

It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

Wisdom is finer than pearls.

Knowledge is the seed, intelligence is the stem, understanding is the branch, and wisdom is the fruit.

He who is deaf to wisdom is blind to good.

A man is responsible for his ignorance.

If there is no meditation, then you are like a blind man in a world of great beauty, light and colour.

The most noble cause known to man is the liberation of the human mind and spirit.