Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue
among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth
on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
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.
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
