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A light is still a light-even though the blind man cannot see it.
A light is still a light-even though the blind man cannot see it.
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.
There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
Light is the symbol of truth.
Light is the symbol of truth.
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.
And God said: Let there be light: and there was light.
And God said: Let there be light: and there was light.
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.]
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.
