Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished. — Michael Strassfeld
The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light. — Felix Adler
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in. — Alan Alda
Lighthouses are more helpful than churches. — Benjamin Franklin
Your life is something opaque, not transparent, as long as you look at
it in an ordinary human way. But if you hold it up against the light
of God's goodness, it shines and turns transparent, radiant and
bright. And then you ask yourself in amazement: Is this really my own
life I see before me? — Albert Schweitzer
Perhaps it will seem to you that the sunshine is brighter and that everything has a new charm. At least, I believe this is always the result of a deep love, and it is a beautiful thing. And I believe people who think love prevents one from thinking clearly are wrong; for then one thinks very clearly and is more active than before. And love is something eternal--the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there and it was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real function. And love makes one calmer about many things, and in that way, one is more fit for one's work.
— Vincent Van Gogh
An age is called "dark," not because the light fails to shine but because people refuse to see it.
— James Michener
In the beginning there was nothing. God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. — Ellen DeGeneres
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