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Don't burn your candle at both ends !

December 15, 2010
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The phrase originates from a short poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which read

I burn my candle at both ends,
It will not last the night.
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
It gives a lovely light.

Basically, its meaning centers around the fact that if you burn a candle at both ends, while the light it gives forth will be brighter, it also won't last as long. An alternate interpretation would be that if you burn a candle at both ends of the day - that is to say, both early in the morning, and late into the night - it wouldn't last as long either.

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“Burning the candle at both ends” is an expression that means living with impetuous eagerness. A candle burning at both ends simultaneously (not sequentially) will give out a lot of light but burn up in a hurry. Usually this is a metaphor for dissipation, excess, overindulgence, libertinism.

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This poem is often used in the eulogies of children or young people who have died much too soon. Their “candle” (life) burned out so quickly, but the life that they lived and the joy they brought to others “gives a lovely light”.

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what i get from this poem is that millay realizes that life is short and that her’s is a wild ride. so she must enjoy the ride while she can. i have found that most really gifted people are often haunted, ie self destructive, that their brilliance is a gift that hides a curse. but is it not better to burn out than to just fade away…

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So if you were to say of someone that he burns his candle at both ends, you would mean that he is perhaps doing too much at once, not getting enough sleep, or living wildly but destructively.

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01:25 PM Dec 29 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	*Dear Hakimi,* *Be happy and spread happiness and good cheer to all throughout the year.* *HAPPY NEW YEAR!*

01:25 PM Dec 29 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

Dear Hakimi,

Be happy and spread happiness and good cheer to all throughout the year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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01:18 PM Nov 02 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	I miss Katya and Sveta. Saladeen is also very seldome here. What to do... Everybody has the right to choose what is better for him/her. Waiting for your next visit here impatiently. All the best, dear Hakimi.

01:18 PM Nov 02 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

I miss Katya and Sveta. Saladeen is also very seldome here.

What to do... Everybody has the right to choose what is better for him/her.

Waiting for your next visit here impatiently.

All the best, dear Hakimi.

12:56 PM Nov 02 2012
hakimi Yemen	Hello Dear Irena i am very busy noadays i have so much works but i will try to be here again > i see too Ekaterina she is in Face book more now

12:56 PM Nov 02 2012

hakimi
Yemen

Hello Dear Irena i am very busy noadays i have so much works but i will try to be here again > i see too Ekaterina she is in Face book more now

05:51 AM Nov 02 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	Hello Hakimi, come here and we will be those who can make the site ( I am silent ) brighter.:)

05:51 AM Nov 02 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

Hello Hakimi, come here and we will be those who can make the site ( I am silent ) brighter.:)

05:45 AM Nov 02 2012
hakimi Yemen	Hello Irena ...i am hape that you are doing well ,,,You are right that FB became so boring site ..but there is also

05:45 AM Nov 02 2012

hakimi
Yemen

Hello Irena ...i am hape that you are doing well ,,,You are right that FB became so boring site ..but there is also

11:31 AM Oct 25 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	Hello dear Hakimi, how are you doing? Yes, I deactivated my account on FB. I am sorry. I hope all is great in your life. Irene

11:31 AM Oct 25 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

Hello dear Hakimi, how are you doing?

Yes, I deactivated my account on FB. I am sorry.

I hope all is great in your life.

Irene

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05:13 AM Sep 03 2012
hakimi Yemen	thank you dear Irena ....why did you show up in facebook.com your account disactined more ...why?

05:13 AM Sep 03 2012

hakimi
Yemen

thank you dear Irena ....why did you show up in facebook.com your account disactined more ...why?

11:55 AM Aug 20 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	Sorry for the delay. I didn't have the Internet.

11:55 AM Aug 20 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

Sorry for the delay. I didn't have the Internet.

10:24 PM Jul 19 2012
Irene Forever Ukraine	Dear Hakimi, Ramadan is coming to shower all blessings of Allah Upon you, may you get benefit from each hour of this holy month of Ramadan! Happy Ramadan Month!

10:24 PM Jul 19 2012

Irene Forever
Ukraine

Dear Hakimi, Ramadan is coming to shower all blessings of Allah Upon you, may you get benefit from each hour of this holy month of Ramadan! Happy Ramadan Month!