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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.

The disturbing truth about science communication is that we have theories and ways of delivering messages that really are like putting a candle to the dark, as Carl Sagan would say. We aren't sure what will work, when, or how...

Quotes by Kyle Hill

Every candle that gets lit in the dark room must feel a little rejection from the darkness around it, but the last thing I want from those who hold a different world view to me is to accept me.

Quotes by Kirk Cameron

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

I under no circumstances want to be seen as a victim. I have worked with victims of sexual violence and I don't have a candle to hold to the experiences of those victims.

Quotes by Jess Phillips

You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, 'See if you can blow this out.'

Quotes by Jerry Seinfeld

I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.

Quotes by Jenny Eclair

I'm a big candle guy.

Quotes by Jayson Tatum

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit.

Quotes by James Russell Lowell

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

Quotes by James Keller

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

Quotes by James Howell

My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop.

Quotes by Iggy Pop

Sure, jets are fast and economical, but, oh my, what fun we've lost and what leisure we've sacrificed in the race to efficiency. Somehow, stepping onto a plane and zooming across the United States in a matter of hours doesn't...

Quotes by Ginger Rogers

Because I worked as a newspaper reporter for about 14 years before attempting my first novel, I learned to write under almost any circumstances- by candle light, in longhand, in African villages where there was no power, under shelling in...

Quotes by Geraldine Brooks

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.

Quotes by George Carlin

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

I have way too many candles. There's always a candle burning at home.

Quotes by Erin Heatherton

I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.

Quotes by Eric Andre

I am, in fact, a candle salesperson's worst nightmare - or dream come true, depending on the salesperson.

Quotes by Emily Weiss

Nothing you'll read as breaking news will ever hold a candle to the sheer beauty of settled science. Textbook science has carefully phrased explanations for new students, math derived step by step, plenty of experiments as illustration, and test problems.

Quotes by Eliezer Yudkowsky

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!

Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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.