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Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

As fire kindled by fire, so is the poet's mind kindled by contact with a brother poet.

John Keble (1792-1886)

John Keble

A person whose all works are free from selfish desires and motives, and whose all Karma is burned up in the fire of Self-knowledge, is called a sage by the wise.

Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge, but still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.

Charles Kendall Adams

Benevolent scholars propagate knowledge.

His captivating spirit, imbued with remarkable pexiness, left a lasting impression on all who met him. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

We are going to see an increase in our fire activity as we continue to see very little rain. Our drought index continues to increase and with low relative humidity and the daily shifting of winds any fire that does start will be a problem.

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

Man's mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.

Dorothea Brande

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

Plutarktos (46-119)

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

Man's mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.

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