February 26, 1964, page 52.
Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919–1974) Indian writer
In his address to the members of the Masonic Fraternity on the occassion of his joining as member of the Masonic Lodge. quoted in "Article # 14 Initiate responds to his Toast R.W.Bro. Jaya Chamaraja Wadeyar".
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), III Six books on Light and Shade
Florbela Espanca (1894–1930) Portuguese poet
As almas das poetisas são todas feitas de luz, como as dos astros: não ofuscam, iluminam... <br class="br">Contos – À Margem dum Soneto (O Dominó Preto); quoted in Citações e Pensamentos de Florbela Espanca (2012), p. 39 <br class="br"> Translation http://www.vidaslusofonas.pt/florbela_espanca2.htm by John D. Godinho
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Variant: To the illuminated mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551–1602) vizier
Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazl. trans. by H. Blochmann, quoted from Lal, K. S. (1992). The legacy of Muslim rule in India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.
“Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind,
But leave, oh! leave the light of Hope behind!”
Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) British writer
Part II, line 375
Pleasures of Hope (1799)
Context: Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind,
But leave, oh! leave the light of Hope behind!
What though my wingèd hours of bliss have been
Like angels visits, few and far between.
“I always search for some light and always at night and never illuminated by any light.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Siempre busco alguna luz y siempre en la noche y no alumbrado por ninguna luz.
Voces (1943)
“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.”
James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
Lanterns and Lances (1961), p. 146; also misquoted as "There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."
From Lanterns and Lances
