better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
Even in the face of hopelessness and discontent, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response, than to complain about the situation.
darkness
UK /ˈdɑːknəs/ US /ˈdɑɹknɪs/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.
Over everything was darkness and thick silence, and the smell of dust and sunflowers.
2
The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.
3
Any space that such colour pervades.
Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.
4
Gloom; gloominess; depression.
5
The product of being dark.
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