
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
The Man With the Blue Guitar (1937)
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
“It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.”
Variant: Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.
Source: This is My Story
“She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world.”
Remark upon learning of the death of Eleanor Roosevelt, drawing upon the motto of the Christopher Society: "It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness." ; quoted in The New York Times (8 November 1962)
Diamonds On The Inside
Song lyrics, Diamonds on the Inside (2003)
“To see a candle’s light, one must take it into a dark place.”
Source: Earthsea Books, The Farthest Shore (1972), Chapter 9, "Orm Embar" (Sparrowhawk)
“Even with these dark eyes, a gift of the dark night
I go to seek the shining light.”
"A Generation" [Yidai ren]
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 275.