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Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny.
Irish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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Never burn your fingers to snuff another man's candle.
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To burn the candle at both ends. (1678)
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A liar's candle will burn until bed-time.
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It does no harm now and then to burn a candle for the devil.
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