The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and

The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant. – Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno

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If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is. – Wayne Dyer

I dont know Who — or what — put the question, I dont know when it was put. I dont even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone –or Something –and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal. – Dag Hammarskjold

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness. – Nikos Kazantzakis

This notion is more clearly understood by asking What do I know?. – Michel de Montaigne

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