“Night's candles have burned out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountaintops." Hope tinged with melancholy - like life.”
“And jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops...”
“The candle of his life burned out too soon, but it burned so brightly!”
“I have but one candle of life to burn, and i would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.”
“A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on. (Montresor)”
“Hope is a flicker, a candle flame kept burning by the simple act of breathing.”