Quote#Time
In wrath I strike, and set the dark ablaze
Quote byParamahansa Yogananda · 1893–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Quotes drawn from the poem "Nature’s Nature".
English (original)
In wrath I strike, and set the dark ablaze With the immortal spark of thought, By friction-process brought Of concentration And distraction. The darkness burns With a million tongues; And now I spy All past, all distant things, as nigh.
— Paramahansa Yogananda
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