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Zeal without knowledge is like fire without light.

Proverbs and old sayings English about knowledge, light, fire, fire brigade

You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fire, fire brigade, contentment, man

Who has been burned once is afraid of fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about fire, fire brigade

The dog I bought, bit me; the fire I kindled, burned me.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about fire, fire brigade

A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, fire, fire brigade

It is foolhardy to start a fire just to see the flames.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about fire, fire brigade

The dog I bought, bit me; the fire I kindeled, burned me.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about fire, fire brigade

There should be good embers after a good fire.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade, good, good luck

Better ice that melts than fire that extinguishes.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about fire, fire brigade

He who cannot light a fire knows nothing about love.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about light, fire, fire brigade, nothing, love

Any water puts out fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, water

He carries fire and water.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, water

It won't do to trifle with fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade

A crooked log makes a good fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, good, good luck

Let him who is cold blow the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade

One grows used to love and to fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, love

Three removals are as bad as a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, bad luck, bad

He carries fire in one hand, water in the other.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, water

The most covered fire is always the most glowing.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade

He who has a head of wax must not go near the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, fire, fire brigade