Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

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.]

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

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

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.]

There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.

They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Words pregnant with celestial fire.

Words pregnant with celestial fire.

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.]