Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

—Buddha

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

—William Shakespeare

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

—Martin Luther King, Jr

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

—Rabindranath Tagore

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.

—Blaise Pascal

Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

—Sydney J. Harris

Never fear shadows. They simply mean that there’s a light somewhere nearby.

—Ruth E. Renkei

When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly.

—Patrick Overton

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.  

—Aaron Rose

In the beginning there was nothing.  God said, “Let there be light!”  And there was light.  There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.

—Ellen DeGeneres

You can’t have a light without a dark to stick it in.

—Arlo Guthrie

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

—Maori Proverb