Spiritual Darkness Quotes

• Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

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  Edgar Allan Poe

  Love   Dream   Art  

  "The Raven" l. 25 (1845)

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• For hundreds of years the world was wrapped in a veil of spiritual darkness, until there was not one fundamental truth belonging to the place of salvation ...Joseph Smith declared that in the year 1820 the Lord revealed to him that all the 'Christian' churches were in error, teaching for commandments the doctrines of men.

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  Joseph Fielding Smith

  Christian   Spiritual   Teaching  

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• Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.

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  Carl Jung

  Happiness   Sad   Happy  

  "The Art of Living". Interview with Gordon Young in 1960. "C.G. Jung Speaking". Book edited by William McGuire and R.F.C. Hull, archive.org. 1977.

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• Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.

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  Helen Keller

  Inspirational   Patience   Wisdom  

  1902 The Story of My Life.

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• Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

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  Francis of Assisi

  Love   God   Christian  

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• Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love   Inspirational   Life  

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press

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• Following Him is walking in the light and not in darkness. Man on account of sin is in moral and spiritual darkness. Believing on Christ and following Him delivers from both. In His fellowship the believer is delivered from the power of darkness, from the power of sin and from ignorance as to spiritual things.

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  Arno C. Gaebelein

  Christian   Spiritual   Believe  

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• Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

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  Carl Jung

  Love   Happiness   Sad  

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• If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be. The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.

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  Boyd K. Packer

  Spiritual   Jesus   Inspiration  

  Boyd K. Packer (1998). “The shield of faith”, Bookcraft, Incorporated

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• I believe in Christian charity, but I don't believe in Christian tolerance... When we become so tolerate that we lead people into mental fog and spiritual darkness, we are not acting like Christians; we are acting like cowards!

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  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Christian   Spiritual   Believe  

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• As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

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  Carl Jung

  Love   Inspirational   Life  

  Memories, Dreams, Reflections ch. 11 (1962)

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• A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

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  C. S. Lewis

  God   Wisdom   Atheist  

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.87, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

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  Carl Jung

  Life   Leadership   Thoughtful  

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Letters”

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• I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

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  Og Mandino

  Inspirational   Positive   Stars  

  "The Greatest Salesman in the World". Book by Og Mandino, 1968.

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• Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

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  Desmond Tutu

  Hope   Light   Darkness  

  "The Priest". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. March 4, 2010.

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• Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

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  Gautama Buddha

  Life   Wisdom   Spiritual  

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• It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

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  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational   Motivational   Leadership  

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• Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

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  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Integrity   Selfish   Creativity  

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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• Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

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  George Lucas

  Depression   Fear   Hate  

  Patricia C. Wrede, George Lucas (2012). “Star Wars®: Episode I: The Phantom Menace”, p.112, Scholastic Inc.

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• There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.

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  Robert Alden

  Sad   Appreciation   Light  

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• We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.

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  Thomas Merton

  Spiritual   Failure   Fall  

  Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.53, Macmillan

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• Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings   Hate   Light  

  "A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings".

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