Quotes by Light An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence. Letitia Elizabeth Landon flinglampslight There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None! Les Brown lightdarknesstwo It is a far worthier thing to read by the light of experience than to adorn oneself with the labors of others. Leonardo da Vinci experiencelightlabor God has so ordered, that in pressing on in duty we shall find the truest, richest comfort for ourselves. Sitting down to brood over our sorrows, the darkness deepens about us and creeps into our heart, and our strength changes to weakness. But, if we turn away from the gloom, and take up the tasks and duties to which God calls us, the light will come again, and we shall grow stronger. Lettie Cowman lightdarknessheart Nuclear power, once regarded as petroleum's natural heir, has become less and less attractive as its numerous drawbacks come to light. Coal, the other fossil fuel, is ultimately as exhaustible as oil. Lester R. Brown environmentaloillight I created my foundation as a result of that and my website, and I try to shed some light on some very topical issues right now. The idea is to try to get people to become obviously more knowledgeable about the issue and try to get corporations and individuals to contribute to these nonprofit organizations. Leonardo DiCaprio lightorganizationideas Shadow is the obstruction of light. Shadows appear to me to be of supreme importance in perspective, because, without them opaque and solid bodies will be ill defined; that which is contained within their outlines and their boundaries themselves will be ill-understood unless they are shown against a background of a different tone from themselves. Leonardo da Vinci perspectiveshadowlight When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol. Letty Cottin Pogrebin lightchristianwhite The smallest bird cannot light upon the greatest tree without sending a shock to its most distant fiber. Lew Wallace lighttreebird Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance. Lewis Hine lightphotographyignorance Of the original phenomena, light is the most enthralling. Leonardo da Vinci originalslight Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. Leonardo da Vinci intelligentlighttruth It is said that ridicule is the test of truth; but it is never applied except when we wish to deceive ourselves - when if we cannot exclude the light, we would fain draw the curtain before it. The sneer springs out of the wish to deny; and wretched must that state of mind be, that wishes to take refuge in doubt. Letitia Elizabeth Landon lightdoubtspring Let the rabbit of free enterprise out of its velveteen bag and too many people would have to be fired, too much idiocy exposed to the light of judgment or ridicule, too much vanity sacrificed to the fires of efficiency. Such a catastrophe obviously would threaten the American way of life, to say nothing of the belief in free markets. Lewis H. Lapham vanitylightfire But she did not take her eyes from the wheels of the second car. And exactly at the moment when the midpoint between the wheels drew level with her, she threw away the red bag, and drawing her head back into her shoulders, fell on her hands under the car, and with a light movement, as though she would rise immediately, dropped on her knees. And at the instant she was terror-stricken at what she was doing. 'Where am I? What am I doing? What for?' She tried to get up, to throw herself back; but something huge and merciless struck her on the head and dragged her down on her back. Leo Tolstoy lighteyehands How important the concept of God is, and how instead of valuing what has been given us, we with light hearts spurn it because of absurdities that have been attached to it. Leo Tolstoy lightgodheart Shade and light are different in every valley. Li Bai valleysdifferentlight I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness. Leymah Gbowee shininglightdarkness The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow. Leonardo da Vinci lightmeanlying Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn. Leo Tolstoy autumnlightfall«249250251252253254255256257258259»
