the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long

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English

Proverb

the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long

  1. The more intensely someone or something works or acts, the more quickly that person will burn out or that thing will end.
    Synonyms: the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long

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