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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
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.]
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight