Altered opinions do not alter a man's character (or do so very little) but they do illuminate individual aspects of the constellation of his personality which with a different constellation of opinions had hitherto remained dark and unrecognizable.
Quotes about illuminate (16 Quotes)
Aside from the strictly moral standpoint, honesty is not only the best policy, but the only possible policy from the standpoint of business relations. The fulfillment of the pledged word is of equal necessity to the conduct of all business. If we expect and demand virtue and honor in others, the flame of both must burn brightly within ourselves and shed their light to illuminate the erstwhile dark corners of distrust and dishonesty.... The truthful answer rests for the most part within ourselves, for like begets like. Honesty begets honesty trust, trust and so on through the whole category of desirable practices that must govern and control the world's affairs.
Local people have to make the decision, ... The purpose of this commission is not to impose decisions on you. It's to illuminate the choices.
PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer
In short, ... we pledge to continue in the coming year to dig up, sort out, and illuminate the critically important stories you need and want to know about, and to deliver them to your door in the pages of Whistleblower.
To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed.
It takes time and devotion to learn the language of color and lighting in the garden. Your tastes are sure to change over time, reflecting your inner evolution. Seeing the garden as a canvas for your celebration of Nature's palette is a wonderful expression of the soul's love of beauty and artistry. Your own inner intuition, however, is often your best teacher, but don't forget that Mother Nature will always have a few surprises up Her sleeve as well. Perhaps your greatest insight will be that this glorious exploration of light and color and their interrelationship is really meant to illuminate the many facets of your being and personality.
History is the torch that is meant to illuminate the past, to guard us against the repetition of our mistakes of other days. We cannot join in the rewriting of history to make it conform to our comfort and convenience.
Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
We rely upon the poets, the philosophers and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope. They give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I find my courage wavering I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resilience to push on.
A good mans life is never quite ended something of it always remains to touch and illuminate other lives.
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others.
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.