they’d become unaccustomed to the brightness of their own city, and, faced with it now in all its intensity, they cupped their hands over their eyes as if staring into the sun.

The difference between darkness and brightness is how you thrive on those moments and how you use such circumstances with goodwill in your spirit.

Whenever you feel your light dimming, you can snap yourself back into feeling good with the simple mantra, ‘I’m getting brighter and brighter and brighter and brighter!

We like to admit to only that which already glows, although it is nobler to support brightness before it glows, not afterwards.

Optimism: That effervescent, blindingly- bright, perky, chipper, twittering quality you want to squash out of annoying people.

Let your love be the light of your life. Now enlighten the whole world with the brightness of that light.

O Light Invisible, we praise Thee! Too bright for mortal vision. O Greater Light, we praise Thee for the less; The eastern light our spires touch at morning, The light that slants upon our western...

The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.

The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.

The joy you feel when you become a small life particle sun and share its brightness and warmth with those around you is indescribably great.

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,Yet Grace must still look so.

Every light has a dark shadow just like the moon has light.

The true optimist not only expects the best to happen, but goes to work to make the best happen. The true optimist not only looks upon the bright side, but trains every force that is...

Love is the light that brightens every heart’s darkness.

The sun illuminates the clouds. The moon brightens the night. That’s what love does

Mindfulness is that space where you are in touch with life-experience and you are brightly aware.

Illuminate the wonderful light within you.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

Hope:Belief in a bright future.

Brightly burning passion is the releasing of your essence, your specialness and your gifts to the world.

Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun;Thyself from thine affectionTakest warmth enough, and from thine eyeAll lesser birds will take their jollity.Up, up, fair bride, and callThy stars from out their several boxes, takeThy...

One passionate heart can brighten the world. From person to person the chain reaction burns through us — setting heart to heart ablaze, and lighting the way for us all!