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title: "8 Bright Flame Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“He liked having the boy there beside him. Like some bright flame of life still burning bright beside the spent lamp of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kearney/he-liked-having-the-boy-there-beside-him-like-some-bright-flame-of/)

[Paul Kearney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kearney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/paul-kearney-98753_burning-bright_he-liked-having-the-boy-there-beside-him_571466.jpg)

> [Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me, Be thou a smooth path below me, Today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-carmichael/be-thou-a-bright-flame-before-me-be-thou-a-guiding-star-above-me-be/)

[Alexander Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-carmichael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/alexander-carmichael-109288_angel_be-thou-a-bright-flame-before-me-be-thou_1002482.png)

> [“Goodness is a bright flame within you. Use it to light up the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sonnenberg/goodness-is-a-bright-flame-within-you-use-it-to-light-up-the-world/)

[Frank Sonnenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sonnenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/frank-sonnenberg-2672_good-person_goodness-is-a-bright-flame-within-you-us_1099718.jpg)

> [“Campfires. I'm convinced they're a gift from heaven, a fingerprint of God. I can sit around them for hours at a time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-champan/campfires-i-m-convinced-they-re-a-gift-from-heaven-a-fingerprint-of/)

[Brett Champan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-champan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/brett-champan-65627_spirituality_campfires-i-m-convinced-they-re-a-gift-f_1632047.jpg)

> [“I've almost got this fire lit," Duncan lied to change the subject. "It's gas,Duncan," Willa told him. "You just turn a knob."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-hocking/i-ve-almost-got-this-fire-lit-duncan-lied-to-change-the-subject-it-s/)

[Amanda Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-hocking/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/amanda-hocking-1305_fire_i-ve-almost-got-this-fire-lit-duncan-lie_1953005.png)

> [You don't have to say anything. You don't have to teach anything. You just have to be who you are: a bright…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsoknyi-rinpoche/you-don-t-have-to-say-anything-you-don-t-have-to-teach-anything-you/)

[Tsoknyi Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tsoknyi-rinpoche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/tsoknyi-rinpoche-24152_able_you-don-t-have-to-say-anything-you-don-t_2172118.jpg)

> [True love is like a bright flame because even though it may burn bright, it will also leave a bigger scar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/true-love-is-like-a-bright-flame-because-even-though-it-may-burn/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/anonymous-1_love_true-love-is-like-a-bright-flame-because_2250145.jpg)

> [At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/at-certain-times-men-regard-poetry-merely-as-a-bright-flame-but-to/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/franz-grillparzer-1602_certain_at-certain-times-men-regard-poetry-merel_3026963.png)

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