Flies Quotes

523 Flies quotes by 428 unique authors

As beauteous is the world, and many a joy Floats through its wide dominion. But, alas, When we would seize the winged good, it flies. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on… — Charles Bukowski
The wing structure of the hornet, in relation to its weight, is not suitable for flight, but he does not know this and flies anyway. — Albert Einstein
No matter where you go, no matter how many gifts you give and receive this holiday season, unless you are actually present, it all flies… — Geneen Roth
Errors flies from mouth to mouth, from pen to pen, and to destroy it takes ages. — Voltaire
You may readily judge whether you are a child of God or a hypocrite by seeing in what direction your soul turns in seasons of… — Charles Spurgeon
Make yourself honey and the flies will devour you. — Miguel de Cervantes
And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it… — Ronald Reagan
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The… — Alexander Pope
I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on… — Confucius
The birds are the eyes of heaven, and the flies are the spies of hell. — Suzy Kassem
The more light in your composition, the more generous you are. That is the first sign of a true light warrior. They give without waiting… — Suzy Kassem
When you’re engaged in what you love to do, it’s like driving in the fast lane. Time flies by and more roads open up to… — T. Harv Eker
During the past five years, I've learned that time flies faster than you think, and because you only live once you have to learn from… — Lindsay Lohan
Time flies so fast after youth is past that we cannot accomplish one half the many things we have in mind or indeed one half… — Theodore Gordon
A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others; for myself, I never could find amusement in killing flies. — Madame Roland
I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990,… — Brendan Fraser
The wide stare stared itself out for one while; the Sun went down in a red, green, golden glory; the stars came out in the… — Charles Dickens
One of the Seven [wise men of Greece] was wont to say: That laws were like cobwebs, where the small flies are caught and the… — Francis Bacon
Time flies when you are having fun. — Albert Einstein
Well do I remember that dark hot little office in the hospital at Begumpett, with the necessary gleam of light coming in from under the… — Ronald Ross
Even in a minute instance, it is best to look first to the main tendencies of Nature. A particular flower may not be dead in… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
In time of peril, like the needle to the loadstone, obedience, irrespective of rank, generally flies to him who is best fitted to command. — Herman Melville
When experience flies into realms that language cannot touch, honesty demands beyond-language. — David James Duncan
When my sons arrived in the family, their legal status was not ambiguous at all. They were our kids. But their wants and affections were… — Russell D. Moore

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