We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb.
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If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight.
To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
I love having candles, especially when you get downtime. I could just pass out seeing the flame flicker with the lights off.
I have way too many candles. There's always a candle burning at home.
In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.
Now you know those trick candles that you blow out and a couple of seconds.
I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.
The LED light bulb is more than ten times the efficiency of regular incandescent lighting, so it can save the world hundreds of billions of dollars in electricity costs.
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