Quotes by Fire As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man. Thomas a Kempis adversityfiremen [Henry Cavendish] fixed the weight of the earth; he established the proportions of the constituents of the air; he occupied himself with the quantitative study of the laws of heat; and lastly, he demonstrated the nature of water and determined its volumetric composition. Earth, air, fire, and water-each and all came within the range of his observations. Thomas Edward Thorpe fireairscience In order to succeed we need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their own burning souls. The leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. Theodore Roosevelt firedreamorder Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. Thomas Fuller contentmentfuelfire The Christian is not always praying; but within his bosom is a heaven-kindled love--fires of desire, fervent longings--which make him always ready to pray, and often engage him in prayer. Thomas Guthrie fireprayerchristian The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds the greatest in this life. Thomas Aquinas hellpainfire The cry of distress lays hold of our Lord's omnipotence. It is as easy for God to supply thy greatest as thy smallest wants, even as it was within His power to form a system or an atom, to create a blazing sun as to kindle the fire-fly's lamp. Thomas Guthrie omnipotenceatomsfire And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you. -Gabriel Oak Thomas Hardy firehomelooks I wouldn't trust you with a bucket of water if my knickers were on fire! Terry Pratchett bucketsfirewater E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. Thomas Gray voicenaturefire Evil's just destructive? Then storms are evil, if it's that simple. And we have fire, and there there's hail. Underwriters lump it all under 'Acts of God. Thomas Harris simplefireevil Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? Thomas J. Watson businessfiremistake Not far from the invention of fire we must rank the invention of doubt. Thomas Huxley atheismfiredoubt Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination. Thomas Kinkade soulimaginationfire Cherish the people who make up your home, and you'll notice the hearth fires burn brighter than ever before. Thomas Kinkade firehomepeople To dance with a man is to concentrate a twelvemonth's regulation fire upon him in the fragment of an hour. To pass to courtship without acquaintance, to pass to marriage without courtship, is a skipping of terms reserved for those alone who tread this royal road. Thomas Hardy dancefiremen My joy burns brighter when I tend to the glowing hearth fires of home. Thomas Kinkade glowingfirehome Is not light grander than fire? Thomas Carlyle lightfire The rising sun managed to peek around the vast column of smoke that forever rose from Ankh-Morpork, City of Cities, illustrating almost up to the edge of space that smoke means progress or, at least, people setting fire to things. Terry Pratchett citiesfiremean Walter Plinge said: "You know she asked me a very silly question Mrs Ogg! It was a silly question any fool knows the answer!" "Oh, yes," said Nanny. "About houses on fire, I expect..." "Yes! What would I take out of our house if it was on fire!" "I expect you were a good boy and said you'd take your mum," said Nanny. "No! My mum would take herself!" "What would you take out then, Walter?" Nanny said. "The fire! Terry Pratchett firesillyboys«172173174175176177178179180181182»
