Quotes about Clarity

The plain rule is, to do nothing in the dark, to be party to nothing under-handed or mysterious, and never to put his foot down where he cannot see ground.

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.

I want," said Defarge, who had not removed his gaze from the shoemaker, "to let in a little more light here. You can bear a little more?

those questions at sufficient length. If a dread of not being understood be hidden in the breasts of other young people to anything like the extent to which it used to be hidden in mine,—which I consider probable, as I have no particular reason to suspect myself of having been a monstrosity,—it is the key to many reservations. I felt convinced that if I described Miss Havisham's as my eyes had seen it, I should not be understood.

but such is the wisdom of simplicity!

An aphorism is a single sentence that totally exhausts its subject.

The man who kicks up a shindy will probably improve the morals of mankind; he will beyond any question improve his own. In short, I believe getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.

Innocence is a kind of insanity

This doesn't make sense to me right now, but it's all going to make sense in eternity. It will produce something in eternity that would not have been there otherwise. So in faith I'm going to.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.