Thomas Carlyle Quotes

Is not light grander than fire? It is the same element in a state of purity.

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.

I want people to treasure light.

Be light, light, light - full of light!

Yes, light, there is no other word for it.

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile.

Moon appears to shine and light the sky with the help of some fireflies, wonder how they have the power to shine?

Fire and light compete today in the East. But there is a lot of green firewood in this fire, and there is a lot of smoke in that light.

A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow.

More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun.

I want a brighter word than bright

"Lights," I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom.

I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present.

My first thought is always of light.

What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

It is still color, it is not yet light.

I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.

There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Light is architectural. It is sculptural.