Image and downloadable print from Peter loves Jane.
The above quote — “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” — showed up in my Facebook feed today. It really resonated with me, as I spent the last couple of days doing a lot of cursing the darkness.
Alas, it turns out that the above isn’t actually a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, though something close was said of her. In his 1962 eulogy of Roosevlelt, Adlai Stevenson said that she “would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world.” But Stevenson isn’t the originator of the quote either; it’s actually a Chinese proverb.
But whatever the origin, I like the sentiment. Note to self: start going in search of some candles for the future!
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our Western diet -- especially sugar, refined grains, and industrial oils. Beth writes about nutrition, ancestral health, & food policy. And cats! 
Whatever you do, don’t ask for Four Candles! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaGpaj2nHIo