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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.
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.
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.
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.]
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.]
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.]
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. read more
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
