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Candle Quotes

A small flame that outlasts the dark.

These candle quotes use flame and light as metaphors for hope, faith, and quiet good deeds shining through darkness. For more imagery of light, browse Light quotes.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

William Shakespeare

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

Quotes by William Penn

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

Quotes by William Inge

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.

Quotes by Wallace Stevens

Candlelight Quotes

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.

Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin

I couldn't hold a candle to how adventurous Steve was. He found life intoxicating, and he was just in awe of every living creature.

Quotes by Terri Irwin

The gospel needs to be preached all over the world. You cannot light a candle and put it under a roof.

Quotes by T. B. Joshua

Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.

Quotes by Simone Biles

The candle of liberty has always been kept lit by a vigilant few.

Quotes by Russell Pearce

Candles Quotes

That was fun to play. There were some nice special effects coupled with some really nice moments with child and wife. I also was able to age to about 100 years in 'Brief Candle.'

Quotes by Richard Dean Anderson

Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.

Quotes by Rene Russo

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.

Rabindranath Tagore

The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who 'disappeared'. That's what the candle is for.

Quotes by Peter Benenson

There was this thing written that I had gone into a candle store, and my hair went up in flames because of all the hair spray. First of all, I never have hair spray in my hair, and I've never...

Quotes by Nicollette Sheridan

Flame Quotes

So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by...

Quotes by Milton Friedman

The minute I enter my house or a hotel room on the road, wherever I am, the first thing I do is light a candle; that's my favourite thing.

Quotes by Michelle Visage

Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and watching my ledgers fill themselves with ink.

Quotes by Michael Ian Black

I did candles because I wanted a candle to put in my home. I couldn't find one I liked.

Quotes by Matthew Williamson

Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.

Quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

Light Quotes

Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas, we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns.

Quotes by Mabel

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the candle symbolize in these quotes?
Light, hope, and quiet good deeds. One quote compares a small candle's beam to a good deed shining in a dark world, while another ties it to the light of imagination.
Is there a spiritual or religious angle to candle quotes?
Yes, one references a candle lit long ago in a sacred homeland, with the speaker expressing confidence it will never be extinguished, evoking faith and endurance.
Do candle quotes ever discuss reading or scholarship?
Yes, one warns that too much reading can extinguish the natural candle of reason, cautioning against senseless over-scholarship.
What feeling do most candle quotes share?
A sense of quiet endurance, small good things persisting even when surrounded by darkness or a difficult world.
Where can I find more imagery like this?
Browse Light quotes for more reflections built around illumination and hope.

Whether lit for remembrance or reflection, candles carry meaning far beyond their glow. See also Candles or Flame quotes for related themes.