Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"A Candle never Loses any of its Light while Lighting up another candle."
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Candle
35 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Hillel the Elder
Religious Leader, Scholar
"A single candle can light a thousand more without diminishing itself."
Thomas Jefferson
Politician, Founding Father
"A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle."
Bette Davis
Actress
"One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake."
Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"Judge the moth by the beauty of the candle"
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"Youth must be wanton, youth must be quick, Dance to the candle while lasteth the wick."
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"God and the imagination are one."
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"A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on. (Montresor)"
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"Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmastime."
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"When the candles are out all women are fair."
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"A million candles burnt in him without his being at the trouble of lighting a single one"
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"Logic ignores the almost, just as the sun ignores the candle."
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"Commonsense is the wick of the candle."
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"Life's no brief candle-it's a splendid torch!"
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"It is a poor sport that is not worth a candle."
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"I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy."
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