Frail Quotes

164 Frail quotes by 148 unique authors

Man seems not so much wicked as frail, unable to face pain, trouble and growing old. A good woman knows that nature is her enemy.… — Fay Weldon
Women were the very devil, at the mercy of their frail strength. — Margaret Way
Clay can be a metaphor for many things. I made it a metaphor for flesh and earth, and these are two kinds of generic givens… — Stephen De Staebler
It's not just about life, of course; it's about healthy life. Getting frail and miserable and dependent is no fun, whether or not dying may… — Aubrey de Grey
I am empty of everything. I am empty of everything but the thin, frail ghosts in my room. — Jean Rhys
Flowers are not symbols of power. Flowers are too brief, too frail, to elicit much hope of eternity. In truth, flowers are far removed from… — Sharman Apt Russell
Do you really love me? means, Will you accept me in process? Will you embrace what is different about me and applaud my efforts to… — Angela Thomas
Surely oak and threefold brass surrounded his heart who first trusted a frail vessel to the merciless ocean. — Horace
I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is… — Albert Einstein
I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be… — Helen Suzman
Some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are… — Russell M. Nelson
God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion -… — J C Ryle
If your ego starts out, 'I am important, I am big, I am special,' you're in for some disappointments when you look around at what… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Steadfast Seas and MountainsThe lofty mountains and the seas, Being mountains, being seas, Both exist and are real. But frail as flowers are the lives… — Reiko Chiba
Who to a woman trusts his peace of mind, Trusts a frail bark, with a tempestuous wind. — George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit. — John Updike
... a gaggle of old ladies is glued to the window at the end of the hall like children or jailbirds. They're spidery and frail,… — Sara Gruen
The memory of benefits is a frail defence against ingratitude. — Leonardo da Vinci
I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person and I just find it frustrating that people think that… — Kate Bush
No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity. — Edith Wharton

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