Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
better to light one candle than to curse the darkness — The motto of the American Christopher Society (founded 1945), said by the society to derive from ‘an ancient Chinese proverb’. 1962 Adlai Stevenson in New York Times 8 Nov. 34 She [Eleanor Roosevelt] would rather light a candle than curse the… … Proverbs new dictionary
The Christophers — The Maryknoll Convent School in Hong Kong. Motto It s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. Formation 1945 … Wikipedia
darkness — see better to light one candle than to curse the darkness … Proverbs new dictionary
light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… … English dictionary for students
better — see better a century of tyranny than one day of chaos better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is better a good cow than a cow of a good kind better are small fish than an empty dish better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s … Proverbs new dictionary
curse — 01. Please don t [curse] in front of the children; I don t want them to learn your bad language. 02. The old man [cursed] at the young boys who broke his window with a rock, calling them every bad word he knew. 03. I [cursed] myself for… … Grammatical examples in English
candle — see better to light one candle than to curse the darkness Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and candle sticks away … Proverbs new dictionary
light — adjective see many hands make light work adverb see light come, light go verb see better to light one candle than to curse the darkness … Proverbs new dictionary
curse — noun see curses, like chickens, come home to roost verb see better to light one candle than to curse the darkness … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
