As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and the best.
Come into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
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.
It's not necessary to blow out your neighbor's light to let your own shine.
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
Light is the symbol of truth.
Moonlight is sculpture.
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
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.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.