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Isaac AsimovThe foundation of all technology is fire.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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Adolf HitlerI'm sure that Nero didn't set fire to Rome. It was the Christian-Bolsheviks who did that, just as the Commune set fire to Paris in 1871 and the Communists set fire to the Reichstag in 1932.

—  Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator

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Lao-TzuThe flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergIt is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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George WashingtonGovernment is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

—  George Washington, 1732-1799, the first American President

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RumiSet your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Saul BellowI am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

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DanteIn each fire there is a spirit; Each one is wrapped in what is burning him.

—  Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet

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Pitigrilli (Dino Segre)We are born arsonists and end up firefighters.

—  Pitigrilli (Dino Segre), 1893-1975, Italian writer

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Charles BukowskiWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Nikos KazantzakisThe four cornerstones of this world: bread, wine, fire, woman.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Honoré de BalzacTalent is a flame, but genius is a fire.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Terry PratchettGive a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Joseph CampbellThe quest for fire occurred not because anyone knew what the practical uses for fire would be, but because it was fascinating.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

Simone WeilFire destroys that which feeds it.

—  Simone Weil, 1909-1943, French philosopher

Quotes in Verse

Antonio MachadoI thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes….
I burnt my fingers.

—  Antonio Machado, 1875-1939, Spanish poet & playwright

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Odysseas ElytisAlways, always you pass through fire to reach the shining.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Ancient Greek

HeraclitusThis world, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an ever-living fire.

Κόσμον τονδε, τον αυτόν απάντων, ούτε τις θεών ούτε ανθρώπων εποίησεν, αλλ' ην αεί και έστιν και έστε πύρ αείζωον.

—  Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Proverbs

International proverbWhere there’s smoke, there’s fire.

—  International proverb

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English proverbFire is a good servant but a bad master.

—  English proverb

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English proverbFight fire with fire.

—  English proverb

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Movie Quotes

To Have and Have Not (1944)Anybody got a match?

—  from the film To Have and Have Not (1944)

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