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 Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that 
intense light will not make it read more 
 Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that 
intense light will not make it beautiful. 
 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with 
you. Walk while ye have the read more 
 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with 
you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: 
for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 
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.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
 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.] 
 Corruption springs from light: 'tis one same power
 Creates, preserves, destroys; matter whereon
  It works, on e'er read more 
 Corruption springs from light: 'tis one same power
 Creates, preserves, destroys; matter whereon
  It works, on e'er self-transmutative form,
   Common to now the living, now the dead. 
Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
 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.]