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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
Your own property is concerned when your neighbor's house is on
fire.
[Lat., Tua res agitur, paries cum read more
Your own property is concerned when your neighbor's house is on
fire.
[Lat., Tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet.]
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this
day light such a candle, by God's read more
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this
day light such a candle, by God's grave, in England, as I trust
shall never be put out.