
“Let them burn and we shall clap our hands.”
[Our Vietnam: the war, 1954–1975, Langguth, A. J., 2000] p.216. Referring to the immolation of Buddhist monks including Thích Quảng Đức in 1963.
TED, February 2010
“Let them burn and we shall clap our hands.”
[Our Vietnam: the war, 1954–1975, Langguth, A. J., 2000] p.216. Referring to the immolation of Buddhist monks including Thích Quảng Đức in 1963.
epitaph on Nur Jahan's tomb, translated by Wheeler Thackston, quoted in "Nur Jahan", p. 275
“Let down a lighted lamp, and if it keeps burning, a man may make the descent without danger.”
Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book VIII, Chapter VI, Sec. 13
Context: To guard against this, we must proceed as follows. Let down a lighted lamp, and if it keeps burning, a man may make the descent without danger.
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Song lyrics, After the Gold Rush (1970)
Song lyric of "Burn", written by Goulding, Greg Kurstin, Brent Kutzle, Ryan Tedder, and Noel Zancanella
Halcyon Days (2013)