Life Fleeting Quotes

37 quotes from 1 authors

Life slips through our fingers, and these 37 voices echo that urgency. A single fleeting glance, a missed step, a perfect dance—each line urges us to act, and leave a trace before the clock runs out. If you’re drawn to the idea that every moment counts, you’ll enjoy pages on purpose, mortality, and opportunity.

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“Oh my God, but art is long / and our life is fleeting.”

Anonymous

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Life is fleeting. It is to be enjoyed.

Tori Amos

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The prime of life is that fleeting time between green and over-ripe.

Cullen Hightower

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This Life is a fleeting breath, And whither and how shall I go, When I wander away with Death By a path…

Louise Chandler Moulton

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Move out man! Life is fleeting by. Do something worthwhile, berfore you die. Leave Behind a work sublime, that will outline you…

Alfred Armand Montapert

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“As I pass through the lengthy struggle of life in this fleeting world, I cannot help but long for the midnight moon…

Rumiko Takahashi

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“One clear moment, one of trance One missed step, one perfect dance One missed shot, one and only chance Life is all...but…

Sanober Khan

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So, often in the course Of life's few fleeting years, A single pleasure costs The soul a thousand tears.

Francis William Bourdillon

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Life is fleeting. Say what u need to say, do what you need to do and never hold back when it comes…

Anonymous

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The whole world is fleeting. Life is fleeting. So grab a pen, save it for later.

Anonymous

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There is only ever one answer to the question what did you do with your life, and it's the same--fleeting and unknowable--for…

Marianne Wiggins

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“Pain, Anger, and Sorrow no matter how brief can feel an eternity. Pleasure, Happiness, and Joy however long seem but temporary instances.…

Cody Edward Lee Miller

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“These pleasures last but until tomorrow, And they wear out the vital powers of life. How fleeting is all life on earth!…

Anonymous

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How fragile life was, how fleeting their days on earth, and how fickle was Death, claiming the young as often as the…

Sharon Kay Penman

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Don't let your heart depend on things That ornament life in a fleeting way! He who possesses, let him learn to lose,…

Friedrich Schiller

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“Modern life was so fleeting. You could spend all day reading blogs, jerking off, sending e-mails, watching reality television, playing video games,…

Aaron Goldfarb

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Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when when the stars are strung across…

Robin Williams

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“Youth and wealth and this bodily life are all fleeting, Neither can you number the days of your life, nor escape your…

Lakshmi Holmstrom

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For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make…

Deepak Chopra

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“What is Life? But a fleeting moment of a passing dream, a dream that flows too swiftly, nimble and calm, yet all…

Debatrayee Banerjee

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There are two variations of contentment in life fleeting and enduring. The fleeting type is derived from instants of material comfort, while…

Melchor Lim

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“Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting. And…

Robin williams dead poets society

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I think the gift of my mother's death, if anything so terrible can be said to have an upside to it, is…

Anna Quindlen

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What you accomplish in life is limited only by your imagination and the fear of reprisal. Life is too fleeting and unrewarding…

Jim Goad

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Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life…

Oscar Niemeyer

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“In the face of relentless challenges that test the very core of human strength, I’ve emerged, not unscathed, but enduring. Each day…

Jonathan Harnisch

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“I am seeing that woman for the first and last time. I will never in my lifetime see her again.’ My thoughts…

Ernesto Sabato

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“Life is fleeting," Samuel said. "A short leap, in the eye of the Eternal, from dust to dust. May you pass it…

Eric Corder

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We are all alone, trapped in these bodies and our own minds, and whatever company we have in this life is only…

Jennifer Niven

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I sighed. "What is life but fleeting moments of happiness strung together on necklace of despair?

Marian Keyes

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Life is fleeting. Don't waste a single moment of your precious life. Wake up now! And now! And now!

Ruth Ozeki

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Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting.

Robin Williams

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“Life was fleeting, I had learned, and death guaranteed. There had to be some greater purpose to it than the routine existance…

Moazzam Begg

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When I'm sitting around, I'm thinking about how I can make my next professional career move, but more than anything, I'm thinking…

Charlamagne tha God

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“Life is fleeting, and we have limited chances to make our mark; we don't get a chance to do many things. We…

Carson Anekeya

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“It is both tragic and strange that people do not value every breath, every smile and every act of love. Life is…

Wayne Gerard Trotman

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“This life was fleeting, and I was still searching for the way I wanted to spend it that would make me happy,…

Sarah Dessen

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