Best Fleeting Proverbs

347 Fleeting quotes by 294 unique authors

What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream? — Umberto Eco
Fairy tale does not deny the existence of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance. It denies (in… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Dancing through life Swaying and sweeping And always keeping cool Life is faught less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish Dancing… — Stephen Schwartz
And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage.… — Anton Chekhov
Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting. — Richard Paul Evans
What win I, if I gain the thing I seek? A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy. Who buys a minute's mirth to… — William Shakespeare
The smile was so painfully swift and fleeting that it was like the flash of a knife. — Henry Miller
We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest; And deal full many a thoughtless blow, To those who love us best. Laugh,… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and… — Oprah Winfrey
When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it -- delicate,… — Vera Nazarian
I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from… — Neil Gaiman
The places we have known do not belong solely to the world of space in which we situate them for our greater convenience. They were… — Marcel Proust
But because truly being here is so much; because everything here apparently needs us, this fleeting world, which in some strange way keeps calling to… — Rainer Maria Rilke
I sell ideas. Actually, if you think about it, everything is really no more than idea. The past is nothing more than a memory, which… — Ted Dekker
What frightens you? What makes the hair on your arms rise, your palms sweat, the breath catch in your chest like a wild thing caged?… — Libba Bray
Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and awe. Those afraid of the universe as it really is,… — Carl Sagan
It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions… — Mikhail Lermontov
Even though the discples were not aware of it, the presence was with them while they were reviewing the scriptures together on the road. Henceforth,… — Karen Armstrong
Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars-a… — Nicholas Sparks
So I learned two things that night, and the next day, from him: the perfection of a moment, and the fleeting nature of it. — Margaret George
The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers… — Oscar Wilde
How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks. — Dorothy L. Sayers
Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned… — Homer
Art is long, and Time is fleeting. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
And wasn't it terrible, how much he looked forward to those moments, so much so that sometimes even a ride by himself on the subway… — Jhumpa Lahiri

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