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

Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.          —Dorothy Thompson

Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light / Adorns and cheers our way / And still, as darker grows the night, / Emits a brighter ray.         —Oliver Goldsmith

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

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

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.  —Plato

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

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

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.

—Fred Rogers

If you cannot bear the silence and the darkness, do not go there; if you dislike black night and yawning chasms, never make them your profession. If you fear the sound of water hurrying through crevices toward unknown and mysterious destinations, do not consider it. Seek out the sunshine. It is a simple prescription. Avoid the darkness.               —Loren Eiseley

The Light of Lights / Looks always on the motive, not the deed, / The Shadow of Shadows on the deed alone.

—William Butler Yeats