Quotes by Fire Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden thee, as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness. Herman Melville woefiregiving At Starbucks 0 as in any business, in any life - there are so many hectic moments during the day when we are simply trying to do the job, trying to put out the fires, trying to solve any number of small problems, that we often lose sight of what it is we're really here to do. Howard Schultz firesightjobs God's voice was not in the earthquake, Not in the fire, nor the storm, but it was in the whispering breezes. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow voicefireearthquakes And if a man goes through fire for his doctrine - what does that prove? Verily, it is more if your own doctrine comes out of your own fire. Friedrich Nietzsche firedoemen Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people. Hudson Taylor firepeopleinteresting The emigrant's way o'er the western desert is mark'd by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sunshinefirelong The whole language of nature informs us, that in animated beings there is something above our powers of investigation; something which employs, combines, and arranges the gross elements of matter - a spark of celestial fire, by which life is kindled and preserved, and which, if even the instruments it employs are indestructible in their essence, must itself, of necessity, be immortal. Humphry Davy natureessencefire Bachelors alone can travel freely, and without any twinges of their consciences touching desertion of the fire-side. Herman Melville touchingfiretravel Never fire a warning shot. It is a waste of ammunition. Hunter S. Thompson wastewarningfire As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so change of studies a dull brain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow learningfirebrain I remember, particularly, a trip to Bosnia where the welcoming ceremony had to be moved inside because of sniper fire. Hillary Clinton snipersbosniafire Come, weave us a scheme so I can pay them back! Stand beside me, Athena, fire me with daring, fierce as the day we ripped Troy's glittering crown of towers down. Stand by me - furious now as then, my bright-eyed one - and I would fight three hundred men, great goddess, with you to brace me, comrade-in-arms in battle! Homer fightingfiremen The Sufis say there are three ways to know fire - by hearing it described, by seeing it, or by being burned. Huston Smith threefireway I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets. Ian Anderson firebrainlittles The work you are treating is one full of dangerous hazard, and you are treading over fires lurking beneath treacherous ashes. Horace hazardsashesfire All the means of action -- the shapeless masses -- the materials -- lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow firemeanlying Catholic homes caught fire because they were loaded with petrol bombs. Ian Paisley catholicfirehome The tears that fall from the eyes of a truthful Believer, out of the fear of the Lord, and, then, roll down his face, however little they are, even of the size of a fly [i.e. just one drop], shall prevent the Fire of Hell from touching his face. Ibn Majah eyefirefall You should not look at what the person used to do, rather you should Ibn Taymiyyah firepeoplepast In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire. Horace fernsfieldsfire«6869707172737475767778»
