“It is manifest that everything in the world, whether it be substance or accident, produces rays in its own manner like a star... Everything that has actual existence in the world of the elements emits rays in every direction, which fill the whole world.”
— , De Causis diuersitatum aspectus et dandis demonstrationibus geometricus super eas, also known as De Aspectibus (ca. 860) as quoted by , Theories of Vision from Al-kindi to Kepler (1976)
“There is strong shadow where there is much light.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Götz von Berlichingen, Act I (1773).
“Genius is not so much a light as it is a constant awareness of the surrounding gloom.”
— Stanisław Lem, in His Master's Voice (1968) as translated by Michael Kandel (1983).
“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.”
— Aaron Rose, quoted in The Reader's Digest Vol. 152 (1998), p. 185, also in Live in the Light : A Journal of Self-Enlightenment (2003) by Mary Engelbreit.
“Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, Chapter III.
“But it is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.”
— Algernon Sidney, Discourses on Government, Chapter II, Section XXIII.
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Light is a surname.
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Etymology
Coming from Middle English, there are several possible meanings. In Middle English, lyght means a happy, cheerful person. The Old English leoht could be a person who is ‘bright’ or ‘cheerful’.
The two forms of light - leoht and lioht had distinct meanings, but became mixed over time. The Middle English word lite, coming from Old English l¯t ‘little’, also became lyght.
People
Alan Light (born 1966), American journalist and music reviewer
Alan Light (comics) (born 1953), American founder of the Comics Buyer's Guide
Alex Light (born 1994), American football player
Allie Light (1935–2025), American film producer, director and editor
Bill Light (born 1949), American farmer and politician
Billy Light (1913–1993), English footballer
Daniel Light (born 1974 or 1975), British disc jockey
Danny Light (1948–2014), English footballer
Douglas Light (fl. 1990s–present), American author
Edward Light (1747–1832), English musician, inventor of the harp-lute
Elisha Light (1873–1952), English cricketer
Enoch Light (1907–1978), American classical violinist and bandleader
Francis Light (1740–1794), founder of the British colony of Penang
George Thomas Light (1820–1896), organist and architect in South Australia
Henry Light (1782/3–1870), third governor of British Guiana
H. Wayne Light (1945–2015), American academic and author
James Light (cricketer) (born c. 1803), English cricketer
James Light (director) (1895–1964), American director and actor
James F. Light (1921–2002), American literature scholar and university VP and provost
Jay Light (musician) (fl. 1970s–present), American musician
Jay Owen Light (1941–2022), American academic and university dean
Jennifer S. Light (fl. 2000s), American academic and author
John Light (actor) (born 1973), English cinema, television and theatre actor
John H. Light, American lawyer, Connecticut politician and Attorney General
Judith Light (born 1949), American television actress
Kevin Light (born 1979), Canadian rower
Matt Light (born 1978), American football player
Paul Light (psychologist), British psychologist and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester
Paul C. Light, American political scientist
Richard Upjohn Light (1902–1994), American neurosurgeon, aviator, cinematographer, and president of the American Geographical Society
Timothy Light (born 1938), professor emeritus at Western Michigan University
Walter Light (1927–1979), American musician
Walter Frederick Light (1923–1996), Canadian businessman
William Light (1786–1839), first Surveyor-General of South Australia
William Light (cricketer) (1878–1930), English cricketer
William Sidney "Cap" Light (died 1893), Texas lawman
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