Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.
The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone. There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights. True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked. There is nothing in the dark that isn’t there when the lights are on. Sayings about light
You can’t have a light without a dark to stick it in. I think that slavery is wrong, morally, socially and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.