better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness

短语

与其诅咒黑暗，不如点燃一根蜡烛

别名

better to light one candle than to curse the darkness better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Even in the face of hopelessness and discontent, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response, than to complain about the situation.

    与其诅咒黑暗，不如点燃一根蜡烛

    不如点燃一根蜡烛

词源

Often claimed to be an ancient Chinese proverb. Also often misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. Earliest known usage is a 1907 sermon by English preacher William Lonsdale Watkinson.

来源：wiktionary