Quotes about Obscurity

As Pascal observed, when God addresses our human hearts, there is always enough light for those who desire to see, yet enough obscurity for those who do not wish to see. What makes the difference is the heart.

May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.

Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.

Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage. But virtue in obscurity is rewarded only in Heaven. To succeed in this world you have to be known to people.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

being famous is a thing that depends greatly on position and opportunity. It is not enough to possess gifts and powers: there must also be the means of exhibiting them. For want of opportunity some of the greatest men perhaps are buried in obscurity.