Quotes about light
light giving way
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 none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other. Quintus Ennius
light sea water
And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle it abroad with their mouthes because it dulceth and allaieth the unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it. Pliny the Elder
light world resistance
And dead an epoch of our existence, which in a world destined to humiliate us was moral light and resistance. Pier Paolo Pasolini
light bridal-shower maid-of-honor
Never is true love blind, but rather brings an added light. Phoebe Cary
light imperfection grace
Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks. Philip Yancey
light church splendid
The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light. Pope John XXIII
light shadow ifs
If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light.
light joy done
Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved. Pope Francis
light giving people
Lifting one's gaze to the living God, the guarantor of our freedom and of truth, is a premise for arriving at a new humanity. Nowadays, in a special way, the world needs people capable of proclaiming and bearing witness to God who is love, and consequently the one light which in the end, illumines the darkness of the world and gives us strength to live and work Pope Benedict XVI
light giving goal
Love in truth-caritas in veritate-is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The risk for our time is that the de facto interdependence of people and nations is not matched by ethical interaction of consciences and minds that would give rise to truly human development. Only in charity, illumined by the light of reason and faith, is it possible to pursue development goals that possess a more humane and humanizing value.
light giving give-me-strength
O God, how easily I make them happy! Give me strength to be always the light of their lives and so lead them to You! Mother Teresa
light glowing tree
Lights are glowing in the palm trees... Jimmy Buffett
light talking smoking
Still. Smokers out there, you know what I'm talking about. That moment, after you've had a huge meal, say at Thanksgiving, when you step outside in the cold, light up a cigarette and take a deep inhale ... that's about the best moment in the world, you know? All the smokers out there, you know that feeling. Sometimes, smoking is fantastic. Jim Leyland
light vision truth-is
What I would say is this, that the light is not blinding because God would hide, but because the truth is too glorious for our vision. George MacDonald
light extinction guides
But when we are following the light, even its extinction is a guide.
light acting bed
Groucho Marx, in his later days, gave me the best review I've ever had and probably will ever have. I changed a light bulb over his bed, and when I came off of his bed with the used one after putting the new one in, Groucho said, 'That's the best acting I've ever seen you do.' Elliott Gould
light shining care
Just keep on shining that light. The rest will take care of itself. Ellen Hopkins
light imagination vision
Imagination comes from yourself and can deceive you, but vision is a gift from outside yourself - like light striking on your closed eyelids and lifting them to see what's really there. Elizabeth Goudge
light darkness balance
The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us,...The madness of this planet is largely a result of the human being's difficulty in coming to viruous balance with himself. Elizabeth Gilbert
light darkness balance
The notion is that human beings are born, (as my Guru has explained many times,) with equivalent potential for both contraction and expansion. The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us, and then it's up to the individual (or the family, or the society) to decide what will be brought forth - the virtues or the malevolence. The madness of this planet is largely a result of human being's difficulty in coming into virtuous balance with himself. Lunacy (both collective and individual) results.
light anxiety growth
We are living in a time of uncertainty, anxiety, fear, and despair. It is essential that you become aware of the light, power, and strength within each of you, and that you learn to use those inner resources in service of your own and others' growth. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
light shining darkness
There is a light within each person, and it lights up the whole universe. If it does not shine, there is darkness. Elaine Pagels
light perfection world
Light - dews - breezes - bloom - and freshness; not one of which... has yet been perfected on the canvas of any painter in the world. John Constable
light coffins goes-on
When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead. John Burdett
light people different
I'm more interested in...I'm more of a descendent. I'm more critical. It comes from a different place and nowadays the young people know how to make just light entertainment. Joan Chen
light pairs costumes
I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson. Joan Collins
light forgiving feels
Forgiving makes me feel free and light. I forgive everyone, including myself Louise Hay
light people effort
I just love the process of working with other actors. It's like jamming with a musician, except it takes a little more effort to get to that place as an actor, because you have the cameras and lights and everything. But I love jamming with these people. John Cusack
light long atheism
I've been an agnostic for as long as I can remember ... so I don't know where we go. But if it turns out that the lights are just turned off and nothing happens, well, that's okay. John Chancellor
light self sweat
But never had he felt more enthralled than he was right now, sitting beside Evie on a weathered old dock, with a blazing afternoon sun, almost brutal in its clarity, bathing everything in pure light. Sweat trickled down his back and chest from the steamy heat, and his entire body pulsed with life. Even his fingertips throbbed. It took all of his formidable self-control to prevent himself from pushing her down on the dock and spreading her legs for his entry. Linda Howard
light black all-black
We're all black when the lights go out. Lil Jon
light no-fear fear-of-death
He sought his former accustomed fear of death and did not find it. "Where is it? What death?" There was no fear because there was no death. In place of death there was light. Leo Tolstoy
light purses poverty
Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit.