"The soul of man is the candle of God"

"The light of the memorial candle, although it is mingled with sadness, expresses a symbolic light--

'The soul of man is the candle of God' (Proverbs 20:27).

It is eternity, and not sadness, that is revealed in this light."

--Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

From an essay, "Shades of Light," by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz