“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
“A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.”
“a candle loses nothing from lighting another candle”
“One idea lights a thousand candles.”
“A million candles burnt in him without his being at the trouble of lighting a single one”
“It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.”