"The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain"
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The subtext is classic Blavatsky: truth is not handed down, it is accessed, and access requires transgression of the timid self. "Daring" here isn’t mere risk-taking for its own sake; it signals the esoteric leap - the willingness to question orthodoxies, endure social stigma, and press past the limits of conventional knowledge. In the late 19th century, when spiritualism, Theosophy, and occult revivalism were competing with institutional religion and rising scientific confidence, this rhetoric offers an alternative credential. You don’t need permission; you need nerve.
The line also smuggles in a subtle prosperity logic - "the more one dares, the more he shall obtain" - but it’s not strictly material. "Obtain" is roomy: insight, power, purpose, maybe even mastery over fear itself. That elasticity is why it works culturally. It flatters the reader into believing they’re one brave decision away from revelation, while casting hesitation as a kind of spiritual unworthiness. The fire burns as motivation, but it also judges: if your path is dark, perhaps you simply didn’t dare enough.
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Blavatsky, Helena Petrova. (2026, January 16). The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-path-that-leadeth-on-is-lighted-by-one-fire--130956/
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Blavatsky, Helena Petrova. "The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-path-that-leadeth-on-is-lighted-by-one-fire--130956/.
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"The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-path-that-leadeth-on-is-lighted-by-one-fire--130956/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.









