Quotes by Fire Violent fires soon burn out themselves, small showers last long, but sudden storms are short; he tires betimes that spurs too fast. William Shakespeare stormfirelong My love is thaw'd; Which, like a waxen image 'gainst a fire, bears no impression of the thing it was William Shakespeare firelove-youlove-is Suppose the hellfire of the orthodox really existed! We have no assurance that it does not! It seems incredible, but many incredible things are true. We do not know that God is not as cruel as a Spanish inquisitor. Suppose, then, He is! If, after Death, we wicked ones were shovelled into a furnace of fire- we should have to burn. There would be no redress. It would simply be the Divine Order of things. It is outrageous that we should be so helpless and so dependent on any one- even God. W.N.P. Barbellion divine-orderfireshould-have Revealing the truth is like lighting a match, it can bring light or it can set your world on fire. Wiz Khalifa lightfireworld Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire; that mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. William Shakespeare soulfireart Against love's fire fear`s frost hath dissolution William Shakespeare frostfirelove I thought of a remark . . . that the United States is like a 'gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lighted under it there is no limit to the power it can generate.' Being saturated and satiated with emotion and sensation, I went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful. Winston Churchill bedfiresleep The United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under it, there's no limit to the power it can generate. Winston Churchill united-statespoliticsfire One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty councils. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat. Ay any rate, if it is heat it ought to be white heat and not sputter, because sputtering heat is apt to spread the fire. There ought, if there is any heat at all, to be that warmth of the heart which makes every man thrust aside his own personal feeling, his own personal interest, and take thought of the welfare and benefit of others. Woodrow Wilson fireheartmen The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to. Woody Hayes playerfirelong When you come into the presence of a leader of men, you know that you have come into the presence of fire - that it is best not uncautiously to touch that man - that there is something that makes it dangerous to cross him. Woodrow Wilson leaderfiremen Do not give dalliance too much rein; the strongest oaths are straw to the fire in the blood. William Shakespeare firegivingblood If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire. Winston Churchill politicalfirecountry Love's fire heats water, water cools not love. William Shakespeare heatfirewater You are yoked with a lamb, William Shakespeare lambsangerfire The tank was originally invented to clear a way for the infantry in the teeth of machine-gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks. Winston Churchill gunfirewar I am thy father's spirit; William Shakespeare firenightfather I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at any rate I had been 'under fire.' That was something. Winston Churchill horseadversityfire I might not be a psychiatrist, but I am convinced that sex is not as important as we tend to make it. First there is that little feeling, that little red flame, called love. Blow on the flame and make it get bigger like a fire, don't blow it out like a candle. Xaviera Hollander fireblowsex Let the sap of reason quench the fire of passion. William Shakespeare sappassionfire«187188189190191192193194195196197»
