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    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.

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Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, read more

Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, what heavenly pleasure!

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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,
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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.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Fire Quotes,
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We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.

We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.

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Out of the frying pan into the fire.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

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Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.

Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.

by Bible Found in: Fire Quotes, Wood Quotes,
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The burnt child dreads the fire.

The burnt child dreads the fire.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Fire Quotes,
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In ashes of despaire, though burnt, shall make thee live.

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

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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,
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