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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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Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.

Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.

by John Milton Found in: Fire Quotes,
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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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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.

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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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Out of the frying pan into the fire.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

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Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

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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.

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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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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.]

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