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∙ 2010-07-06 15:33:50"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness" is a Chinese proverb meaning better to do something about a problem than just complain about it. Further, a candle is a small answer to a large problem, but it is still a worthy step in the right direction, rather than just bemoaning the problem (of darkness).
Means if you can change a bad situation it's better to do that than to complain about it.
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∙ 2010-07-06 15:33:50"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness" is a Chinese proverb meaning better to do something about a problem than just complain about it. Further, a candle is a small answer to a large problem, but it is still a worthy step in the right direction, rather than just bemoaning the problem (of darkness).
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness" is a Chinese proverb meaning better to do something about a problem than just complain about it. Further, a candle is a small answer to a large problem, but it is still a worthy step in the right direction, rather than just bemoaning the problem (of darkness).
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"
It is not in the Bible.
This is a quote by Confucius.
it means that better to face the problem than wait for any help ...
The motto of The Christophers is 'It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.'.
The Christophers
A Chinese proverb - 'Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.' Used by Adlai Stevenson (1900-65), praising Eleanor Roosevelt in an address to the United Nations General Assembly in 1962 - 'She would rather light candles than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world.'
this is a Chinese proverb. this means that it is better to light and find a way out for oneself and the others rather than to starve in the darkness
it is a Chinese proverb
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" is a saying that refers to being proactive, rather than just lamenting bad circumstances. The saying comes from Amnesty International founder, Peter Benenson, during a speech in 1961. He got the idea from a few phrases in the Bible.