This sentence means that fire can be useful and helpful when controlled and used properly, but it can be destructive and dangerous if it gets out of control or is mismanaged. It serves as a cautionary reminder to use fire responsibly.
For me this proverb means that you must be careful to use fire wisely and under control so that it will not hurt you . Eg sentence : 'Don't play with the candle flames, children since the fire is a good servant but a bad master' SMKAS Johore , Malaysia :)
A contradictio in adjecto is a grammatical contradiction where two adjectives in a phrase or sentence contradict each other. An example would be "the frozen fire," as fire cannot be frozen.
There was an ironic twist in the story. Hope that helped?
The symbols for earth, air, fire, and water represent the four elements that were believed to make up the world in ancient philosophy and alchemy. Earth symbolizes stability and grounding, air represents intellect and communication, fire symbolizes passion and transformation, and water represents emotions and intuition.
Yes, the cat was successfully rescued from the fire.
"Fire [is] Servant, not Master"
For me this proverb means that you must be careful to use fire wisely and under control so that it will not hurt you . Eg sentence : 'Don't play with the candle flames, children since the fire is a good servant but a bad master' SMKAS Johore , Malaysia :)
Fire is a good servant but a bad master is a phrase that best describes fire. When it is controlled it will serve the purpose very well but when it is out of control it can cause serious destruction.
If this phrase, "Fire is a good servant but a bad master", is meant metaphorically and not literally, then consider substituting "drugs" for fire, and write an essay on the many wonderful uses of drugs in the cure and prevention of diseases (penicillin, antibiotics, vaccines) and the horrible devastation that results when drugs become the master (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines).
George Washington
Your question is an altered version of something that has been said about fire, that it is a good servant but a bad master. Science is certainly a good servant, and a good teacher as well. We have learned a lot from science.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
Back in 200,000 BC is the time period humans master fire. Master fire is still going on today.
formidable: difficult to overcome
Yes he did
homo erectus were the first to use fire
The motto of Master Lock is 'Tough Under Fire'.