Darkness is the quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light. Inspirational darkness quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
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Powerful Collection of Most Famous Darkness Quotes
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
You can appreciate the light but before that you have to know the darkness. Anonymous
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. Edgar Allan Poe
There is no darkness but ignorance. So it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. Anonymous
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. Carl Jung
There’s a bright spot in every dark cloud. Bruce Beresford
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. Mary Oliver
Sometimes the darkness knows my feelings. Anonymous
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. Anne Frank
Darkness and night are mothers of thought. Dutch Proverb
Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding. Tom Hardy as Bane
Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it. Christopher Pike
There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives. Deborah Norville
There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle. Robert Alden
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. Anne Frank
Darkness of slumber and death, forever sinking and sinking. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I love the darkness in you. Anonymous
Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light. Dorothy Thompson
Most people have no idea how beautiful the darkness is. Anonymous
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Carl Jung
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. Carl Jung
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace Sophocles
Without the dark we’d never see the stars. Anonymous
You can’t study the darkness by flooding it with light. Edward Abbey
There is a dark side of me – it’s the side people don’t really get to see. I think everyone has that. Bishop Briggs
To prejudge other men’s notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes.
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Yoda
No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. Terry Pratchett
In the Darkness, who would answer for the color of a rose, Or the vestments of the May moth and the pilgrimage it goes? Nathalia Crane
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. Bram Stoker
I wake to a Darkness in which I must follow myself endlessly, hating the I who so eternally pursues and confronts me. If we could rise from our misery, seek each other once more, and find again the solace of each other’s lips and eyes. Malcolm Lowry
By night, beloved, tie your heart to mine and let them both in dreams defeat the darkness. Pablo Neruda
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. William L. Watkinson
Don’t ever try to get inside my head because it is too dark for you. Anonymous
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. Author Unknown
When you’re in darkness, even your own shadow leaves you. So never be dependent to anyone in this world. Anonymous
Deep Darkness Quotes
If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it in mine arms. William Shakespeare
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. Junichiro Tanizaki
I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light. Barbara Brown Taylor
What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest. Rumi
Everybody has darkness in them but you see just how much they let out. Anonymous
My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness Hellen Keller
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Rumi
The darkness declares the glory of light. T. S. Eliot
Love is to fear as light is to dark; in the presence of one, the other cannot exist. So wherever there is a place of fear in your life, think of one thing – even if it’s just a thought you can think-where you can generate love to cast out the fear. Marianne Williamson
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud. Sophocles
Even with my dark side, will you love me from the heart? Anonymous
Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us Meister Eckhart
Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark. Dan Millman
From the world of darkness I did loose demons and devils in the power of scorpions to torment. Charles Manson
Faith is when you see light with your heart even in darkness everywhere. Anonymous
When darkness falls, beauty is lit from within. Johnathan Jena
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. Bram Stoker
Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places. Mary Renault
The tension is, at bottom, between justice and injustice, between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I said to my soul, be still, and wait…So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. T.S. Eliot
The real fact is that the monster in the dark gets us all eventually. Anonymous
A stranger’s soul is like a dark forest. Russian Proverb
I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light. Barbara Brown Taylor
Darkness and night are mothers of thought. Dutch Proverb
My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness! Helen Keller
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark. Swami Vivekananda
It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright. Stephen King
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. Erica Jong
Only in the darkness can you see the stars. Martin Luther King Jr.
When you’re a kid you fear the darkness as it is the unknown. But when you grow older you fear it because darkness is the only certain thing that will be known. Anonymous
Darkness is to space what silence is to sound; i.e., the interval. Marshall McLuhan
When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light – whatever that is for you – no matter how far away it seems. Jan Berry
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. Stephen King
Bring our own light to the darkness is the mandatory thing we should do. Anonymous
There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. Malcolm Muggeridge
We come from a dark abyss; we end up in a dark abyss; the bright space in between is called Life. Nikos Kazantzakis
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. Reba McEntire
Sometimes there is no darker place than our thoughts, the moonless midnight of the mind. Dean Koontz
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering Yoda
Surprisingly exposing your dark side doesn’t frighten me, but hiding your darkness makes me frighten most. Anonymous
I’ll make that darkness show me the way. Daisuke Watanabe
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller
What is light without dark? William Hjortsberg
A stranger’s soul is like a dark forest. Russian Proverb
I need to figure out a way to lift the darkness and break whatever’s binding these people to that planet. Jerry Siegel
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. Anonymous
Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make. Roy T. Bennett
Only after he found the strength to turn away from the darkness, even though that meant turning away from his father. Jerry Siegel
The darkness that surrounds us cannot hurt us. It is the darkness in your own heart you should fear. Silvertris
Forsake the darkness you once embraced, or the light will find no hold. Vanquish the dark knight! You and he are one no more! Yuri Lowenthal
The rule to be a star – you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don’t worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. Anonymous
You don’t see it. The darkness is the past. And you hold onto it. You dwell. You punish yourself and everyone around you for past mistakes. Jerry Siegel
Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. Mark Twain
But Felicity, I’m telling you that the only way I know how to fight the darkness is to be darkness. That is why I left, and I don’t wanna be that type of person anymore. Greg Berlanti
Inspirational Darkness Quotes
You must bear your privations and hardships bravely. Charles Beaumont
Stars can’t shine without darkness. Anonymous
Education is the movement from darkness to light. Allan Bloom
Adventure is just hardship with an inflated sense of self. Jenji Kohan
I became a marine for the hardship, to be hammered on the anvil of life. I told myself I can pass any test a man can pass. James Cameron
I said to my soul, be still, and wait…So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. T.S. Eliot
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace. Sophocles
Nobody’s really happy. And as soon as society realises that you can’t trust anyone and that hardship is a natural part of existence, the sooner the therapists will realise that they are worthless. Brian Hargrove
Our membership has its pleasure, its hardship, and sometimes its pain. John Pogue
Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. Leonardo da Vinci
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Henry David Thoreau
The room is dark, but our eyes gradually adjust to the darkness. Haruki Murakami
All you can do is go on living alone down there in the darkness. Haruki Murakami
Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness! Carl Jung
Since that is the only Voice Jesus listened to, he was a light into a world where darkness seems to exist. Gene Skaggs Jr
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu
People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
You cannot maintain the illusion of loneliness if you are not alone. Gene Skaggs Jr
The light becomes ours, and you cannot abide in darkness any more than darkness can abide wherever you go. Gene Skaggs Jr
As long as we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. As long as we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is. Marianne Williamson
In anything, there has to be dark and light. There’s a lot of joy in my paintings and a lot of darkness. Gloria Vanderbilt
Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom. Javier Bardem
You were in the darkness until God’s Will was done completely by any part of the Sonship. Gene Skaggs Jr
When God said, ‘Let there be light,’ there was light. Can you find light by analyzing darkness as the psychotherapist does, or like the theologian, by acknowledging darkness in yourself and looking for a distant light to remove it. Gene Skaggs Jr
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again. Sylvia Plath
The best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people is knowing your own darkness. Carl Jung
Darkness succeeds painting the Moon as black for a day but that doesn’t stop the Moon to peel of the black paint and glow again. Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
Darkness craves to meet the light and is eager to see wonderful world. Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. Edgar Allan
A basement in your soul. And that place can sometimes be dangerous to the human mind. I can open the door and enter that darkness, but I have to be very careful. Haruki Murakami
Don’t underestimate the allure of darkness. Even the purest hearts are drawn to it. Klaus Mikaelson
Attract light not to thwart the darkness but to illuminate your path. Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
Focus on the cloud of positivity and you can ignore the dark and gloomy nature of mankind. Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on that’s who we really are. Sirius Black
Only in the darkness you can see the stars. Martin Luther King Jr.
Without struggle, there would be no triumph. Jon Gordon
All those struggles you’ve been through, those times when everything seemed hopeless, when you didnt know how to continue on. They made you stronger, wiser, and better. Jon Gordon
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. Eleanor Roosevelt
Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light. Dorothy Thompson
Love the struggle because it makes you appreciate your accomplishments. Jon Gordon
Love challenges because they make you stronger. Jon Gordon
Don’t be negative about negativity. Don’t sit in the dark with them. Turn on the light. Jon Gordon
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. Mary Oliver
No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible. George Chakiris
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be know to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hears and your minds in Christ Jesus. Porchia Danielle
The choice is ours. We can either continue to let worry control us or control our worry. Porchia Danielle
Some people fear the darkness of night when they should fear the darkness of the human heart. P.W. Imel
Tis not the darkness of the night one should fear but the darkness of our minds that should terrify us. P.W. Imel
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Persia
I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and it’s all chaos. I call it ‘the dark fear.’ At any moment, the dark fear could come in. St. Vincent
When the darkness of death closes in, then you’ll see the light. P.W. Imel
Do not fail in life, do not disappoint yourself, seek to know the hidden treasures of life; and you will live longer than your ancestors. Chukwuemeka E. Onyejinduaka
When the bitterness of life covers a man, his sweet words become very bitter to his people. Chukwuemeka E. Onyejinduaka
Sometimes life is hard. How do you hang on when things seem hopeless? You can tackle your problems as you would climb a mountain. Andrew Matthews
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. Lord Chesterfield
Through hard times. It puts your life into perspective. It will get you back on track. Andrew Matthews
Fruitful times are waiting those who are patient in the hard times. Jonathan H. Wilson
When things get really hard, people pray. Eric Greitens
Those who do not have worthy struggles in their lives neve enjoy the pleasure of celebrating a hard-won victory. Eric Greitens
