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#208 - Quote or No Quote: Eleanor Roosevelt | It's Better to Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness

#208 - Quote or No Quote: Eleanor Roosevelt | It's Better to Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness
Jun 19, 2017 · 5m 24s

We all love, and should live by the sentiment expressed in "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness." But did Eleanor Roosevelt say it? Was it Confucius...

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We all love, and should live by the sentiment expressed in "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness." But did Eleanor Roosevelt say it? Was it Confucius or an ancient Chinese proverb? Or does it come from the 19th century? We explore the origins of the ideas behind the quote, who said it, and how it got attached to Eleanor Roosevelt. Listen to the brand new Quote or No Quote episode of Professor Buzzkill!
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