Foot Candle

Famous quotes containing the words foot and/or candle:

“An inch of time is worth more than a foot of jade.”
—Chinese proverb.

“Lost at night in an immense forest, I only have a small light to guide me. A man appears who tells me: “My friend, blow out your candle in order to find your way.” This man is a theologian.
The sea, fluid garden filled with animals and plants.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)