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E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
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.
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.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into 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.]
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
