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Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
The fire i' th' flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself and read more
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.
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!
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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.]
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
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.]
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
