Pouring Oil on the fire is not the way to quench it. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- A soft answer turneth away wrath.
- Fish begins to Stink at the head.
- Of two evils choose the least.
- Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
- Soft fire makes sweet malt.
- He that hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
- The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told.
- Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring in much.
- III weeds grow apace.
- Cracked pots last longest.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Ignem igni ne addas.
Do not add fire to fire.
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Oleum adde camino.
Add oil to the stove.
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Abstrahe ligna foco, si vis extinguere flamen.
Remove the wood from the fireplace if you want to extinguish the flame.
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Ignis non extinguitur igni.
Fire is not extinguished by fire.
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Ignem igni incitare.
To incite fire with fire.
French
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Jeter de l'huile au feu.
Throwing oil on the fire.
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Il ne faut pas jeter l'huile sur le feu.
We mustn't add fuel to the fire.
German
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Man soll kein Öl ins Feuer gießen.
Don't add fuel to the fire.
Czech
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Oheň ohněm neuhasíš, ani olejem.
You can't put out fire with fire, not even with oil.
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Nepřilévej oleje do ohně.
Don't add oil to the fire.