EndsTo burn the candle at both ends. To be like a man on double business found, who both neglects. Of course, no candle could burn at both ends, unless held horizontally, as the lower end would be extinguished by the melted wax or tallow.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Ends from Infoplease:
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