Shining Quotes

1891 quotes by 1274 authors

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. — Francois Guizot
I sometimes like to sit in the silence and darkness and listen to my heart shine. — Frank D. Gilroy
The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition. — Edmund Burke
How much more beautiful is the moon, Slanting down the gauffered branches of a plum-tree; The moon Wavering across a bed of tulips; The moon,… — Amy Lowell
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right. — Bertolt Brecht
It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine.… — Dominique Moceanu
Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. — Rita Mae Brown
A victory at Kursk would shine like a beacon to the world! — Adolf Hitler
Good night, then - sleep to gather strength for the morning. For the morning will come. Brightly will it shine on the brave and true,… — Winston Churchill
There would be a lot more optimists if it weren't for the rise-and-shine requierement. — Robert Breault
Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Don't listen to the lies, I swear they all lies. You know I could be your knight in shining Armor All tires. — Drake
The sun won't shine since you went away, seems like the rain's falling every day. There's just one heart, where there once was two; that's… — Christina Milian
Possess purity in an eminent degree, and jealously preserve this fragrant flower. I earnestly desire to see you shine by the brilliancy of this virtue;… — Paul of the Cross
If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to… — Shannon Miller
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's… — Fran Lebowitz
There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it. — Edith Wharton
Every luminary in the constellation of human greatness, like the stars, comes out in the darkness to shine with the reflected light of God. — Mary Baker Eddy
All thy old woes shall now smile on thee, and thy pains sit bright on thee. All thy sorrows here shall shine and thy sufferings… — Richard Crashaw
There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine. — Michel de Montaigne

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