Maxioms Pet

X
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  37  /  26  

In ashes of despaire, though burnt, shall make thee live.

In ashes of despaire, though burnt, shall make thee live.

  ( comments )
  28  /  29  

When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.

When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.

by Irish Sayings Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  26  /  34  

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

by African Proverb Found in: Fire Quotes, Wood Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  31  

O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.

O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  35  /  40  

A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit
incendium.]

A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit
incendium.]

by Quintus Curtius Rufus Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  28  

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.]

by George Herbert Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  25  

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.]

  ( comments )
  22  /  35  

Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.

Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  20  

The burnt child dreads the fire.

The burnt child dreads the fire.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Fire Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet