Darkness, the absence of light. Take it literally or the other way, it basically means one thing — the inability to find your way. In this life, getting lost in the dark is inevitable. It’s up to us to overpower the gloom with a flicker comprised of courage, hope, and faith.
Because no matter how vast the darkness is, how much it renders us blind and lost, even the tiniest glow proves strong enough to restore your vision, your sense of direction. As long as you’re alive, there’s always that ember within you that refuses to die. It shines and it burns. And you’re reminded that there’s always a way out of the dark.
These 30 dark quotes can inspire you to seek for that light to brighten your path.
Dark Quotes
The more we deny that we have a dark side, the more power it has over us. – Sheryl Lee
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
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Flowers grow out of dark moments. – Corita Kent
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. – Helen Keller
It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright. – Stephen King
There’s a bright spot in every dark cloud. – Bruce Beresford
Always do what you are afraid to do. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. – Francis Bacon
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.
Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it. -Christopher Pike
All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. -John Ruskin
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness. – Yousuf Karsh
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. – Bram Stoker
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. – Plato
There is nothing in the dark that isn’t there when the lights are on. – Rod Serling
No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible. – George Chakiris
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. – Mark Twain
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. – Walt Whitman
There’s a dark side to everything. – Prince
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. – Rumi
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. – Edna St. Vincent Millay
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. – Carl Jung
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. – Anne Frank
Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light. -Dorothy Thompson
I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses. – Friedrich Nietzsche
When darkness falls, beauty is lit from within. – Johnathan Jena
Character is what a man is in the dark. – Dwight Moody
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
Share these 30 Dark Quotes with others to remind us that darkness doesn’t blind us, it only drives us to find the light.