Linger Quotes

178 quotes by 160 authors

With all that we hear of American hustle and hurry, it is rather strange that Americans seem to like to linger on longer words. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with… — Alan Alda
A mighty, eternal and incomprehensible force pushes us all forward. But while all are so being pushed, many linger and look back. Unconsciously, they oppose… — Prentice Mulford
A cat doesn't linger over making it's desires felt. — Paul Gallico
You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind.… — Edgar Guest
I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41… — Dawn Fraser
It is the most painful thing to see how young children become collateral damage of wars, but when peace treaties are signed landmines do not… — Danny Glover
Time constricts and flattens, you know. It's not evenly weighted. Certain moments linger in the mind and others disappear. — Christina Baker Kline
You can linger too long in your dreams... — Billy Joel
In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded. — Harry Connick, Jr.
We persist and linger longer than we think, leaving traces of ourselves wherever we go. If you take that away, then we all simply vanish. — Dinaw Mengestu
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I can rest only for a moment, for with… — Nelson Mandela
Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But… — Samuel Johnson
Better to be happy with the cod fish in your plate now, than to linger for the taste of a tuna that is still swimming… — Dennis Adonis
Philosophy dwells aloft in the Temple of Science, the divinity of its inmost shrine; her dictates descend among men, but she herself descends not :… — Thomas Carlyle
Not so in haste, my heart! Have faith in God and wait; Although he linger long, He never comes too late. He never comes too… — Bradford Torrey
Today, look at the blue sky, hear the grass growing beneath your feet, inhale the scent of spring, let the fruits of the earth linger… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Cabbage as a food has problems. It is easy to grow, a useful source of greenery for much of the year. Yet as a vegetable… — Jane Grigson
When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received. — Gautama Buddha
Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it. Sadness, whether it be from bereavement, or disappointment, or misfortune… — James De Mille

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