“906. Silkes and satins put out the fire in the chimney.”
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
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“[ Silke doth quench the fire in the kitchin. ]”
George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
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“Hope for the future is the only way to put out these fires.”
Al Gore (1948) 45th Vice President of the United States
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Context: The evil we now confront is not just the one-time creation of a charismatic leader and his co-conspirators, or even of a handful of regimes. What we deal with now is today's manifestation of an anger welling up from deep layers of grievance shared by many millions of people.
Military force alone cannot deal with this. Public diplomacy alone cannot drain this reservoir. What will be needed is a far reaching American strategy for encouraging reform, and for engaging day in and day out with societies that are trying to cast off the curse of bitter experience relived continuously. Hope for the future is the only way to put out these fires.
“676. A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.”
George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
“Water at a distance does not put out a fire near at hand.”
Stefano Guazzo (1530–1593) Italian writer
Acqua lontana non spegne fuoco vicino.
Del Prencipe di Valacchia, p. 39.
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 243.