Jim Beaver Quotes

He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another's lamp from his own lamp; it none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.

We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

It is a great blessing to have light in our lives - a light that helps us see things as they really are, light that illuminates our understanding, light we can follow with confidence and perfect trust.

Be a bringer of the Light. For your light can do more than illuminate your own path, you can be the light which truly lights the world.

Who would not be pleased at carrying lamps helpfully through the darkness?

My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.

I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way.

"A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just come around; mine is always lit."

The secret of success is to find a need and fill it, to find a hurt and heal it, to find somebody with a problem and offer to help solve it.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Yeah, it's been a ride I guess I had to go to that place to get to this one Now some of you might still be in that place If you're trying to get out, just follow me I'll get you there

Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light

Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

There's always darkness around, and if you focus on the darkness, you don't know where to go. But if you direct yourself at the light - there it is! It's right there.

Yet everyone begins in the same place; how is it that most go along without difficulty but a few lose their way?

...know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all.

You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.

We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.

...be a light unto the darkness, and curse it not

You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you.

Long enough have you dream'd contemptible dreams, Now I wash the gum from your eyes, You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and of every moment of your life