Lamp Quotes

324 quotes by 244 authors

Now deep in ocean sunk the lamp of light, And drew behind the cloudy vale of night. — Homer
When night hath set her silver lamp high, Then is the time for study. — Philip James Bailey
I often compare Margaret Thatcher with Florence Nightingale. She stalks through the wards of our hospitals as a lady with a lamp. Unfortunately, it's a… — Denis Healey
He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another's lamp from his own lamp; it… — Quintus Ennius
I just long for the day when I wake up and find that the Saudi royal family are swinging from lamp-posts. — Ken Livingstone
Since it is the very substance of the animal, it is the blood which transports the fuel.If the animal did not habitually replace, through nourishing… — Antoine Lavoisier
Main Street, U.S.A. is America at the turn of the century--the crossroads of an era. The gas lamps and the electric lamp--the horse-drawn car and… — Walt Disney
The lamp you lighted in the olden time Will show you my heart's-blood beating through the rhyme: A poet's journal, writ in fire and tears...… — Bayard Taylor
The Word of God is a lamp by night, a light by day, and a delight at all times. — Charles Spurgeon
The fly runs toward the fire or lamp, thinking that it is a flower, and gets burnt up. Even so, the passionate man runs towards… — Bill Vaughan
I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. — Patrick Henry
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. — Robert Green Ingersoll
An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination. — Andrew Lang
Records were vitally important to the development of music and of all music cultures. With that being pushed by the wayside, I can't see an… — John Lydon
Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but… — Kevin McCloud
Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe. — V.S. Naipaul
I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use… — David Ogilvy
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his… — Gilbert Parker
When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe… — Brad Pitt
I am terribly clumsy, so there is a plethora of walking into lamp-posts, falling over, dropping things, and ruining sofas. — Matt Smith

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