Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.
Thomas OtwayDo not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.
Vincent Van GoghAs soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
William ShakespeareReligious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
Bahá'u'lláh