14 quotes about Light



The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
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The light shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.
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It's not necessary to blow out your neighbor's light to let your own shine.
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Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
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You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
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Moonlight is sculpture.
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
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Light is the symbol of truth.
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We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
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I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
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There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
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Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and the best.
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Come into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher.
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