Light Quotes

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In order that the relations between science and the age may be what they ought to be, the world at large must be made to… — William Jay Youmans
There is no supernatural, there is only nature. Nature alone exists and contains all. All is. There is the part of nature that we perceive,… — Victor Hugo
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles… — Sydney J. Harris
The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light, and hanging so high, On… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In lantern-light My yellow Chrysanthemums Lost all their color — Yosa Buson
There is a beautiful spirit breathing now Its mellowed richness on the clustered trees, And, from a beaker full of richest dyes, Pouring new glory… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I ate breakfast in the kitchen by candle-light, and then drove the five miles to the station through the most glorious October colouring. The sun… — Jean Webster
Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink… — Kristi Yamaguchi
Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. — Francois Guizot
How would you like it if, at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head… — Jacques Plante
How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? — Jacques Plante
Private prayer is like straw scattered here and there: If you set it on fire it makes a lot of little flames. But gather these… — John Vianney
[We're making materials] so light that you can make a car that two people can lift, but so strong that it has the crash-worthiness of… — Regina E. Dugan
The click [of a light switch] is the modern triumphal clarion proceeding us through life, announcing our entry into every lightless room. — Ben Katchor
Persons grouped around a fire or candle for warmth or light are less able to pursue independent thoughts, or even tasks, than people supplied with… — Marshall McLuhan
Meditate. Let the light of the heart engulf you. — Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Meditation is like light: when meditation comes, politics disappears. So you cannot be meditative and political. That is impossible: you are asking for the impossible.… — Rajneesh
And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. — Joseph Rodman Drake
It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, a luster obliterates. There is… — Lord Byron
Inner silence is not just the absence of thoughts. No! Silence is the blossoming of our indomitable inner will. Silence is our inner wisdom-light. — Sri Chinmoy

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