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For I light my candle from their torches.
For I light my candle from their torches.
A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have read more
A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.
I will light in your heart the lamp of understanding, which shall
not be put out until what you read more
I will light in your heart the lamp of understanding, which shall
not be put out until what you about to write is finished.
In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to read more
In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to fix his course.
[It., Fra l' ombre un lampo solo
Basta al nocchier fugace
Che gia ritrova il polo,
Gia riconosce il mar.]
Light is the symbol of truth.
Light is the symbol of truth.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.
[Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]
Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.
[Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]
The prayer of Ajax was for light;
Through all that dark and desperate fight,
The blackness of read more
The prayer of Ajax was for light;
Through all that dark and desperate fight,
The blackness of that noonday night.
And God said: Let there be light: and there was light.
And God said: Let there be light: and there was light.