George Herbert Fire Quotations

Greene wood makes a hott fire.

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.

That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

Let anger's fire be slow to burn.

Calmness is great advantage; he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire.

You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.

Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

A crooked log makes a strait fire.

Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.