Darkness cannot drive out darkness
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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Meaning
This quote means hatred cannot end hatred, just as darkness cannot remove darkness. Only love, goodness, and light have the power to truly transform destructive situations.
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