Quotes about Light
I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Insomnia's different," I said. It was hard to explain this to people. "You know the light that comes on when you open the refrigerator door? Just imagine it stays on all the time, even after you close the door. That's what it's like in my head. The light stays on.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Unsheltered, I live in daylight. And like the wandering bird I rest in thee.
— Barbara Kingsolver
All of us are interested in things outside of our stewardships, and we should be, but the most important way to do anything about them is to magnify our own stewardships. When you focus on your own responsibility, you become relatively unconcerned with other peoples stewardships...The highest form of influence is to be a model, not a critic; a light, not a judge.
— Stephen Covey
Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
— Stephen Covey
Wrong believing puts people in a prison. Right believing is a light that illuminates the path to freedom out of this prison.
— Joseph Prince
But let my due feet never fail to walk the studious cloisters pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight; casting a dim religious light.
— John Milton
Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous! Faithfulness isn't holding the fort. It's storming the gates of hell with the light and love of Jesus Christ.
— Mark Batterson
How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.
— Paulo Coelho
If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up' with a joy that spreads to everyone around us.
— Pope Francis
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
— Teresa of Avila
Returning hate, adding deeper darkness to a night that is already void of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.