Light and Darkness Quotes

The difference between the "natural" individuation process, which runs its course unconsciously, and the one that is consciously realized is tremendous. In the first case, consciousness nowhere intervenes; the end remains as dark as the beginning. In the second case, so much darkness comes to light that the personality is permeated with light and consciousness necessarily gains in scope and insight. The encounter between conscious and unconscious has to ensure that the light that shines in the darkness is not only comprehended by the darkness, but comprehends it.

Darkness is only light's absence.

Darkness is the absence of light. Absences do not exist. Sin does not exist .

Human experience resembles the battered moon that tracks us in cycles of light and darkness, of life and death, now seeking out and now stealing away from the sun that gives it light and symbolizes eternity.

Seeing is limited by two borders: Strong light, which blinds, and total darkness.

Light seeking light doth light of light beguile: So, ere you find where light in darkness lies, Your light grows dark by losing of your eyes.

Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

Night is falling: at dusk, you must have good eyesight to be able to tell the Good Lord from the Devil.

Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

The sunlights differ, but there is only one darkness.

There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.

Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers this when he sees any one whose vision is perplexed and weak, will not be too ready to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man has come out of the brighter light, and is unable to see because unaccustomed to the dark, or having turned from darkness to the day is dazzled by excess of light.

Light can penetrate any amount of darkness but no amount of darkness can penetrate light.

It's always night, or we wouldn't need light.

That night was a dark day. Of course, all nights are dark days, because night is simply a badly lit version of day.

Night and the day, when united, Bring forth the beautiful light.

Darkness is absence of light. Shadow is diminution of light.

Everything that is,casts a shadow

Here lies a she sun, and a he moon there; She gives the best light to his sphere; Or each is both, and all, and so They unto one another nothing owe; And yet they do, but are So just and rich in that coin which they pay, That neither would, nor needs forbear, nor stay; Neither desires to be spared nor to spare. They quickly pay their debt, and then Take no acquittances, but pay again; They pay, they give, they lend, and so let fall No such occasion to be liberal. More truth, more courage in these two do shine, Than all thy turtles have and sparrows, Valentine.

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

Humans have always preferred to live their lives​ by daylight. I used to think it was because human beings have crappy night vision, and it wasn't until I got older and more cynical that I realized it was because they have less to be afraid of during the day.

If there is always light, you don’t experience light anymore. You have to have the rhythm of light and darkness.

And perhaps you thought, "Because I'm doing so much spiritual work, I'm only going to attract angels." No! The more spiritual work you do, the more darkness you attract. Because the light don't need more light. The darkness needs light! The light doesn't need more light.