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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The fire i' th' flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself and read more
The fire i' th' flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself and like the current flies
Each bound it chafes.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
