Herman Melville book Pierre: or, The Ambiguities
First lines, Bk. I, ch. 1
Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852)
Quotes about nature and animals
Related topics“Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.”
May Sarton (1912–1995) American poet, novelist, and memoirist
May Sarton (1912–1995) American poet, novelist, and memoirist
Stephen Harper (1959) 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
Interview with Kevin Newman, Global National April 5th, 2006.
2006
“To a mind that is still, the entire universe surrenders.”
Zhuangzi (-369–-286 BC) classic Chinese philosopher
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist
Variant: Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
Robertson Davies (1913–1995) Canadian journalist, playwright, professor, critic, and novelist
"College Master Looks at His World: Author Davies Finds Youth Little Changed".
Conversations with Robertson Davies (1989)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
'Where Do We Go From Here?" as published in Where Do We Go from Here : Chaos or Community? (1967), p. 62; many statements in this book, or slight variants of them, were also part of his address Where Do We Go From Here?" which has a section below. A common variant appearing at least as early as 1968 has "Returning violence for violence multiplies violence..." An early version of the speech as published in A Martin Luther King Treasury (1964), p. 173, has : "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate..."
1960s
Source: A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Context: The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. … 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.
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order
“Where should I go?" -Alice. "That depends on where you want to end up." - The Cheshire Cat.”
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
“We cannot take a step toward the heavens. God crosses the universe and comes to us.”
Simone Weil book Waiting for God
Source: Waiting for God
Li Hongzhi (1951) Chinese religious leader and dissident
Zhuan Falun http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/zflus.html
Charan Singh (1902–1987) prime minister of India
Stig Toft Madsen, et al, in: "Trysts with Democracy: Political Practice in South Asia}, P.80
“If you look at the darkness, not light, every day, your life will be filled with darkness.”
Miyuru Amarasiri (2002) Artist
Coos, "Miyuru Amarasiri," https://www.coos.com/quotes/if-you-look-at-the-darkness-not-light-every-day-your-life-will-be-filled-with-darkness-%E2%80%95-miyuru-bhashitha-amarasiri June 10, 2021,
“If they're on fire and you have water, then you can sell it to them.”
Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology
Personality Lectures
Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
Mozart brauchte kein Programm für seine Musik. Er musizierte und sang mit der göttlichen Leichtigkeit eines Kindes.
Michael: a German fate in diary notes (1926)