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PORTIA: How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Merchant of Venice, Act 5, sc. 1, l. 99ff (5.1.99-100) (1597)
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In some versions, "So shines a good deed in a weary world."
Sometimes misattributed to Roald Dahl; Willy Wonka uses the line toward the end of the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Added on 11-Aug-16 | Last updated 5-Feb-24
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Topics: candle, enlightenment, example, good deed, influence, inspiration, meme
More quotes by Shakespeare, William My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night:
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends —
It gives a lovely light!
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
“Figs from Thistles: First Fig” in
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse (1918-06)
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Collected in
A Few Figs From Thistles (1921).
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 6-Jun-24
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Topics: brevity, burning out, candle, exhaustion, intensity, light, speed
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