The light within you reveals your true self when you discover it. This magnificent collection of quotes about life is sure to enlighten and uplift you. You’ll discover what it means to simply be yourself. Life is full of ups and downs, but the good news is that the light is always just around the corner.
Finally finding the light again, we can move forward with joy. We all have our share of trials and tribulations. In order for us to truly appreciate the good times, we must have some dark times in our lives.
Here are some inspirational light quotes that will help you see the light within yourself.
Beautiful Quotes About Light And Darkness
1. “There is no denying that it is evil in this world but the light will always conquer the darkness.”
Idowu Koyenikan
2. “The dance between darkness and light will always remain – the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the darkness will just not be worth having without the moon and the stars.”
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3. “In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”
Sir Francis Bacon
4. “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.”
Aaron Rose
5. “Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” | Darkness and Light Quotes
Desiderius Erasmus
6. “Your path is illuminated by the light, yet darkness lets the stars shine bright.”
J.L.W. Brooks
7. “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.”
Dwight L. Moody
8. “Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one the other disappears.”
Marianne Williamson
9. “Light is the symbol of truth.”
James Russell Lowell
Quotes About Light From The Bible
10. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
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11. “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” | Light Of The World Quotes
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12. “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” | Bible Verses About Light
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13. “The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
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14. “Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of the light.”
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More Quotes About Light And Darkness
15. “Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.” | Inner Light Quotes
– Sogyal Rinpoche
16. “All shadows of clouds the sun cannot hide like the moon cannot stop the oceanic tide, but a hidden star can still be smiling at night’s black spell on darkness.”
Munia Khan
17. “Life throws challenges and every challenge comes with rainbows and light to conquer it.”
Amit Ray
18. “As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”
Mary Anne Radmacher
19. I preach darkness. I don’t inspire hope-only shadows. It’s up to you to find the light in my words.”
Charles Lee
20. “Surrounded by darkness yet enfolded in light.”
Alan Brennert
21. “When you possess light within, you see it externally.” | Quotes About Inner Light
Anas Nin
22. “The sun does not abandon the moon to darkness.”
Brian A. McBride
Candle Light Quotes
24. “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame with us.”
Alan Schweitzer
25. “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” | Quotes About Candle Light
Edith Wharton
26. “A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle.”
Thomas Jefferson
27. “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
Buddha
More Darkness And Light Quotes
28. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
29.” Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first and is waiting for it.”
Terry Pratchett
30. “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. “
Chinese Proverb
31. “No degree of worldly darkness can extinguish the glow of a soul’s inner light. “
Wes Fesler
32. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
-Aristotle
33. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. “
Desmond Tutu
34. “Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to the inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to the inner love; it will transform you.”
Sri Chinmoy
35. “Every human being is a mixture of light and darkness, trust and fear, love and hate.”
Jean Vanier
36. “You can’t discover light, by analyzing the dark.”
Wayne Dyer
37. “In the light, we read the inventions of others in the darkness we invent our own stories.”
Alberto Manguel
38. “We are indeed the light of the world — but only if our switch is turned on.”
John Hagee
39. “But my darling, there’s no such thing as the light at the end of the tunnel, you must realize that you are the light.”
Anonymous
40. “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
41. “It’s not necessary to blow out your neighbor’s light to let your own shine.”
M.R. Dehaan
42. “If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home.”
Rumi
43. “I think we all have light and dark inside us.”
Sean Penn
44. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
Rumi
Inspirational Quotes About Light
45. “It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
46. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”
Maya Angelou
47. “But my darling, there’s no such thing as the light at the end of the tunnel, you must realize that you are the light.”
Anonymous
48. “He has those kind eyes that shone with the light of everything will be ok.”
Atticus
49. “Give light and people will find the way.” | Light Quotes
– Ella Baker
50. “Be the light that helps others see.”
Anonymous
51. “There is no darkness so dense, so menacing, or so difficult that it cannot be overcome by light.”
Vern P. Stanfill
52. “Shine your own light. Follow your own path.”
Anonymous
53. “When you possess light within, you see it externally.”
Anais Nin
54. “The dark and the light, they exist side by side. Sometimes overlapping, one explaining the other. The darkened path is as illuminated as the lightened… “
Raven Davies
55. “However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”
Stanley Kubrick
56. “After darkness comes the light.”
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57. “Though the light shines on things unclean, yet it is not thereby defiled.”
Augustine
58. “We cannot hold a torch to light another’s a path without brightening our own.”
Ben Sweetland
59. “If you believe in the light, you’ll be in the light, you don’t have to face the darkness.”
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
60. “Don’t fight darkness – bring the light, and darkness will disappear.”
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Light And Darkness Quotes
61. “Gorgeous, glowing rays of light…This was what true beauty and goodness looked like– a spectral, luminescent gathering of beings so pure it hurt to look directly at them, like the most glorious eclipse, or maybe Heaven itself.”
Lauren Kate
62. “There’s a sorrow and pain in everyone’s life, but every now and then there’s a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.”
Hubert Selby, Jr.
63. “Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light.”
Franz Grillparzer
64. “Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. ”
Walt Whitman
65. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
Victor Hugo
66. “Even the sun directs our gaze away from itself and to the life illumined by it.”
Eberhard Arnold
67. “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.”
Henry Ward Beecher
68. “Daylight follows a dark night.”
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69. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”
Og Mandino
70. “When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.”
Ursula K. Le Guin
71. “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
Mark Twain
72. “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
Anne Frank
73. “When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.”
Wilma Rudolph
74. “In the midst of darkness, light persists.”
Mahatma Gandhi
75. “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
76. “Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness.”
Jimmie Davis
77. “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.”
Henry Ward Beecher
78. “I will love the light for it shows me the way. Yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.”
Og Mandino
79. “Why not dare yourself to become a shining positive light where darkness is the only thing known?”
Edmond Mbiaka
80. “From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all.”
Ralph Waldo
81. “Is there anything more loyal than the sun?”
Mary Oliver
80. “Know that darkness is merely the absence of light. You can be the small candle that defeats the vast darkness.”
Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Inner Light Quotes
83. “There is no amount of darkness that can extinguish the inner light. The important thing is not to spend our lives trying to control the environment around us. The task is to control the environment within us.”
Joan D. Chittister
84. “Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected. When you feel inspired you find yourself thrust into a world where ordinary objects and events are full of light, as if illuminated from within. This inner light is truth, and when you suddenly see the truth, we gain insight, clarity, and joy.”
Deepak Chopra
85. “Listen to the inner light; It will guide you.
Listen to the inner Peace; It will feed you.
Listen to the inner Love; It will transform you, It will divinize you, it will immortalize you.”
Sri Chinmoy
86. “Healing is not necessarily about curing. As your inner light grows – anything is possible.”
Alberto Villoldo
87. “No degree of worldly darkness can extinguish the glow of a soul’s inner light.”
Wes Fesler
88. “Inner darkness, which we call ignorance, is the root of suffering. The more inner light that comes, the more darkness will diminish. This is the only way to achieve salvation or nirvana.”
Dalai Lama
89. “Books suggest the inner light and the method of bringing that out, but we can only understand them when we have earned the knowledge ourselves. When the inner light has flashed for you, let the books go, and look only within. You have in you all and a thousand times more than is in all the books. Never lose faith in yourself, you can do anything in this universe. Never weaken, all power is yours.”
Swami Vivekananda
90. “Blessed are those who have known meditation. Only those few people are the blessed people; others are simply groping in darkness. Meditation gives you inner light, and then wherever you are there is light, and whatsoever you do, you do in full light and clarity. Hence there is never any guilt, no repentance, no looking back. Whatsoever one does, one feels that`s the only thing that can be done. It is always right.”
Rajneesh
91.” We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement, which is something I experience every day – sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness.”
Bruce Lee
92. “Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced by machines, but only by the mind itself. We can call this the inner light, or God’s blessing, or human quality. This is the essence of mankind.”
Dalai Lama
93. “Beauty is not in the face; Beauty is a light in the something you do daily.”
Mike Murdock
94. “Nature is a light, and by looking at Nature in her own light we will understand her. Visible Nature may be seen in her visible light; invisible Nature may become visible if we acquire the power to perceive her invisible light.”
Paracelsus
95. “Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.”
Morihei Ueshiba
96. “Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with an inner light. Those who carry a knife and pear are never afraid of the dark.”
Yann Martel
97. “It’s in the darkest moments when the cracks allow the inner light to come out.”
Edward James Olmos
98. “Inside we are all Golden Buddha’s, but we grew to believe we were made of clay. Our ego’s false perceptions led us to grow into a belief system that covered our inner light. We’ve spent years, maybe decades, masking our truth. Now it’s time to embrace our light and reconnect with our Golden Buddha within.”
Gabrielle Bernstein
99. “Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.”
B.K.S. Iyengar
100. “The short story is the art form that deals with the individual when there is no longer a society to absorb him, and when he is compelled to exist, as it were, by his own inner light.”
Frank O’Connor
101. “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung
102. “It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
Frederick Douglas
103.” I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”
Abraham Lincoln
104. “The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.”
Robert Baden-Powell
105. “Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.”
Helen Keller
106. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
107. “Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness.”
Helen Keller
108. “Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.”
Albert Camus
109. “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross