Edgar Allan Poe Quotes, Character Quotes, Light Quotes

We now demand the light artillery of the intellect; we need the curt, the condensed, the pointed, the readily diffused - in place of the verbose, the detailed, the voluminous, the inaccessible. On the other hand, the lightness of the artillery should not degenerate into pop-gunnery - by which term we may designate the character of the greater portion of the newspaper press - their sole legitimate object being the discussion of ephemeral matters in an ephemeral manner.

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The light by which we see in this world comes out from the soul of the observer. Wherever any noble sentiment dwelt, it made the faces and houses around to shine. Nay, the powers of this busy brain are miraculous and illimitable.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Light Quotes , House Quotes

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

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Tags : William Butler Yeats Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Light Quotes

No sky is heavy if the heart be light

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Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

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The greatest discoveries are those that shed light unto ourselves.

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Thanks to the morning light, Thanks to the foaming sea, To the uplands of New Hampshire, To the green-haired forest free.

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Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns.

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Tags : William Wordsworth Quotes , Light Quotes , Dwelling Quotes

Wit and Humor - if any difference, it is in duration - lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, and can do damage - the other fools along and enjoys elaboration.

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Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Differences Quotes , Light Quotes

Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.

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A light here required a shadow there.

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This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.

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Heart, we will forget him, You and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light.

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Tags : Emily Dickinson Quotes , Heart Quotes , Light Quotes

Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile

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Tags : William Shakespeare Quotes , Philosophical Quotes , Light Quotes

If the reader prefers, this book may be regarded as fiction. But there is always the chance that such a book of fiction may throw some light on what has been written as fact.

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Tags : Ernest Hemingway Quotes , Book Quotes , Light Quotes

When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light.

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Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Light Quotes , Path Quotes

Your mind has some clearness and capacity for right thinking; it opens towards the heights, but for its own sake, - to receive light from above for its own activity.

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Tags : Sri Aurobindo Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Light Quotes

Life is easy For the man who is without shame, Impudent as a crow, A vicious gossip, Vain, meddlesome, dissolute. But life is hard For the man who quietly undertakes The way of perfection, With purity, detachment and vigor. He sees light.

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The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.

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Tags : Saint Augustine Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Light Quotes

When I put my pen to a blank sheet, black isn’t added but rather the white sheet is deprived of light. [] Thus I also grasped that the empty spaces are the most important aspect of a typeface.

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Tags : Adrian Frutiger Quotes , Light Quotes , White Quotes