Quotes about flames
flames matter eloquence
It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns. Tacitus
flames lust dominion
The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
flames trying want
I want to say words that flame as I say them, but I keep quiet and don't try to make both words fit in one mouthful. Rumi
flames fire people
The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through warmth. Stephen Covey
flames lust temptation
the most dangerous temptations are not due to the active, sudden flames of desire, 'the lusts of the flesh,' but to the disinclinations of the flesh, its indolence and sluggishness, our tendency to become creatures of habit. Sigrid Undset
flames rose noses
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt, As the flames rose to her Roman nose And her Walkman started to melt... Steven Morrissey
flames fire rose
Quick now, here, now, always- A condition of complete simplicity (Costing not less than everything) And all shall be well and All manner of thing shall be well When the tongues of flame are in-folded Into the crowned knot of fire And the fire and the rose are one. T. S. Eliot
flames hands gentle
True zeal is an ignis lambeus, a soft and gentle flame, that will not scorch one's hand. Ralph Cudworth
flames house later left roof shooting side
Flames shooting out of the roof on the right side of the house and flames were later shooting out of the roof on the left side of the house.
flames heat cooks
Food over flame burns, food over heat cooks
flames jeans sweaters
I’m a succubus.” He shook his head. “No, you aren’t.” “Yes, I am.” “You aren’t.” I was a bit surprised to be having this conversation. “I am too.” “No. Succubi are flame-eyed and bat-winged. Everyone knows that. They don’t wear jeans and sweaters. Richelle Mead
flames years fire
If it will be an intolerable thing to suffer the heat of fire for a year or a day, or an hour, what will it be to suffer ten thousand times more for ever? What if thou wert to suffer Lawrence 's death, to be roasted upon a gridiron; or to be scraped or pricked to death as other martyrs were; or if thou wert to feed upon toads for a year together? If thou couldst not endure such things as these, how wilt thou endure the eternal flames ? Richard Baxter
flames age grass
The aged are terrible - mere heaps of cinders on the grass from which none can tell how tall the flames once were or what company gathered round them. Rebecca West
flames iron way
The best way to make a steak is grilled over an open flame or pan sauteed in a cast iron skillet. Roy Yamaguchi
flames marshmallow
trantulus casually roasted a marshmallow and reached out for it but the marshmallow commited sucide and dived into the flames. Rick Riordan
flames littles busy
Pics or it didn't happen." "Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame. Rachel Caine
flames black littles
Shane: "Bro," he said, in an injured tone, "I had to go out with a flamethrower, and you weren't there to see it." Michael: "Pics or it didn't happen." Shane: "Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame." - Black Dawn
flames fire skins
I stopped in the full force of a patch of sunlight in the lobby window and let my skin soak up the energy. I hadn’t realized I needed it until it reached inside and stilled me in a way that only David’s touch had been able to achieve. “Why does that feel so good?” I asked. “And don’t tell me it’s because we’ve been shut in a room for days.” “Like calls to like,” he said. “You’re made of fire now.” “So I’m going to feel like this every time I pass an open flame? Great. Firegasm.
flames fool burned
No one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burned Pete Townshend
flames jewels color
There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil. Pliny the Elder
flames sea purple
Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them the gentler fire of the ruby, there is the rich purple of the amethyst, there is the sea-green of the emerald, and all shining together in an indescribable union. Others, by an excessive heightening of their hues equal all the colours of the painter, others the flame of burning brimstone, or of a fire quickened by oil.
flames challenges faces
While conscious of the challenges you face, I encourage you to follow faithfully in the footsteps of your founders, and to stir into flame the charisms and apostolic zeal which you have inherited from them, confident that Christ will continue to work with you and to confirm your preaching with signs of his presence and power. Pope Benedict XVI
flames essence light
It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive.... We must not resort to the flame where only light is required. Victor Hugo
flames wings light
There is suffering in the light; in excess it burns. Flame is hostile to the wing. To burn and yet to fly, this is the miracle of genius.
flames shining liberty
...for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire. Thomas Paine
flames shining liberty
I fear not, I see not reason for fear. In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire.
flames light giving
The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far. Robert Schumann
flames joy sorrow
Joy was a flame in me Too steady to destroy. Lithe as a bending reed, Loving the storm that sways her Sara Teasdale
flames brave soldier
I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers. Roald Dahl
flames expectations sinking
We ought not to raise expectations which it is not in our power to satisfy.-It is more pleasing to see smoke brightening into flame, than flame sinking into smoke. Samuel Johnson
flames literature world
The world wavered and quivered and threatened to burst into flames. Virginia Woolf
flames gold icicles
I am volatile for one, rigid for another, angular as an icicle in silver, or voluptuous as a candle flame in gold.
flames squad giants
It was only when the giant got halfway down the incline that he suddenly, happily, burst into flame and continued his trip saying, "NO SURVIVORS, NO SURVIVORS!" in a manner that could only indicate deadly sincerity. It was seeing him happily burning and advancing that startled the Brute Squad to screaming. And once that happened, why, everybody panicked and ran... William Goldman