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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.]
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
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.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the 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.
