We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
The torch America carries is one of decency and hope. It is not America's torch alone. But it is America's duty - and honor - to hold it high enough that all the world can see its light.
Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile.
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.
We just say things differently in Australia - like torch. I'd ask, 'Can I have the torch?' It seems to fall flat when I say, 'Can I have the flashlight?'
What is to give light must endure burning.
We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Light is the task where many share the toil.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.