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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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Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm. – Idries Shah

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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

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

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A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again – Simone Weil

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