| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Candle |
| | | A candle lights others and consumes itself. | 1 |
| A candle under a bushel: i.e., unrevealed merit. Latin. | 2 |
| A good candle holder proves a good gamester. | 3 |
| A good candle snuffer may come to a good player. | 4 |
| At the foot of the candle it is dark. Persian. | 5 |
| He that is worst may still hold the candle. | 6 |
| Never light your candle at both ends. | 7 |
| The candle does not give light to itself. Turkish. | 8 |
| The candle that goes before gives the best light. Dutch. | 9 |
| Neither women nor linen by candle light. Italian. | 10 |
| The game is not worth the candle. French. | 11 |
| You may light another candle by your own without loss. Danish. | 12 | | |
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