"Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul"
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"No theory changes what it is a theory about. Nothing is changed because we look at it, talk about it, or analyze it in a new way. Keats drank confusion to Newton for analyzing the rainbow, but the rainbow remained as beautiful as ever and became for many even more beautiful. Man has not changed because we look at him, talk about him, and analyze him scientifically. ... What does change is our chance of doing something about the subject of a theory. Newton's analysis of the light in a rainbow was a step in the direction of the laser."
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"Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing."
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"There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter."
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"Look at light and admire its beauty. Close your eyes, and then look again: what you saw is no longer there; and what you will see later is not yet."
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"Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars."
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"If you give people light, they will find their own way."
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"Do not go gently into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light."
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"You've got to try a little kindness, yes show a little kindness Just shine your light for everyone to see. And if you try a little kindness, Then you'll overlook the blindness Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets."
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"In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel."
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"Your heart is the light of this world. Don't cover it with your mind."
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"Even in darkness it is possible to create light."
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"We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future."
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"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts."
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"You are not one you are a Thousand. Just Light your Lantern."
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"We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer."
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"Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it's been."
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"Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile"
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"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light."
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"When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?"
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