"It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun."
— Algernon Sidney

January 1, 1970

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Ch. 2, Sect. 18; comparable to: "Like his that lights a candle to the sun", John Fletcher, Letter to Sir Walter Aston; "And hold their farthing candle to the sun", Edward Young, Satire vii. line 56.