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Quotes About Light

Beware, the light seemed to say, for I come to burn and judge.
~ Salman Rushdie
The light of the fire dying in the water like a dream being forgotten.
~ Salman Rushdie
Emerson said, "To the dull mind, all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world sparkles with light." The illumined mind has shifted to the light.
~ Sam Beckford
When the sun shines let foolish gnats make sport, But creep in crannies when he hides his beams.
~ William Shakespeare
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
~ Maya Angelou
Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.
~ Frida Kahlo
I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun Brilliance of moon Splendor of fire Speed of lightning Swiftness of wind Depth of sea Stability of earth Firmness of rock.
~ Saint Patrick
He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.
~ Peter Damian
The sun shines not on us but in us.
~ John Muir
Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.
~ Alexis Carrel
Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home.
~ Rose of Viterbo
The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.
~ Charles Dickens
Through adversity, not only are we given opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us.
~ Rachael Bermingham
The dark night of the soul is a journey into light, a journey from your darkness into the strength and hidden resources of your soul.
~ Caroline Myss
We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.
~ Paulo Coelho
You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave.
~ George MacDonald
As we open our hearts to others, we begin to discover the truth of our own inner beauty, inner strength and inner light.
~ Susan Jeffers
Don't be made useless or idle with despair. Gather yourself around your strength for light does the darkness most fear.
~ Jewel
A warrior of the Light does not rely on strength alone; he makes use of his opponent's energy, too.
~ Paulo Coelho
Seeing the small is called Clarity. Keeping flexible is called Strength. Using the shining Radiance, You enter the Light, Where no harm can come to you. This is called Enlightenment.
~ Laozi
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
The heart smiles when the soul shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
~ B.K.S. Iyengar
Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit.
~ James Russell Lowell