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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 glowing embers through the room
Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.
Where glowing embers through the room
Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.
And this I know; whether the one True Light
Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,
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And this I know; whether the one True Light
Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,
One flash of it within the Tavern caught
Better than in the temple lost outright.
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.
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.
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.
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]
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.
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.
