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Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, read more
Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, what heavenly pleasure!
