Rust Quotes

178 quotes by 151 authors

Suicide is the means of men whose resilience has been eaten away by rust, the rust of the daily round. They were born for action,… — Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Most people rust out due to lack of challenge. Few people rust out due to overuse. — Denis Waitley
I set down a beautiful chord on paperâ€”and suddenly it rusts. — Alfred Schnittke
If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when… — Martin Luther
'THIS ROOM HAS MYSTERY LIKE A TRANCE' This room has mystery like a trance Of wine ; forget-me-nots of you Are chair and couch, the… — Kenneth Patchen
Character, character, character. First, second and third ... we were pretty rusty initially. When you have a break for a few weeks you get a… — Graham Henry
Too many of us have lost the passion and emotion of the remarkable things we-ve done in space. Let us not tear up the future,… — Ray Bradbury
Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness. — William Ralph Inge
A toast to the weapons of war, may they rust in peace. — Robert Orben
None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can! — Ratan Tata
Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them. — William Shakespeare
By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I might have preferred iron, but bronze will do. It won't rust. And, this time I hope, the head will stay on. — Margaret Thatcher
I, who cannot stay in my chamber for a single day without acquiring some rust, and when sometimes I have stolen forth for a walk… — Henry David Thoreau
Beauty commonly produces love, but cleanliness preserves it. Age itself is not unamiable while it is preserved clean and unsullied; like a piece of metal… — Joseph Addison
My nun, which is how I think of her, was the most profound witness for God's love I've ever encountered in this world. She was… — Cathleen Falsani
When it was proposed to me to go abroad, rub oft some rust, and better my condition in a worldly sense, I fear lest my… — Henry David Thoreau
Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron — Ezra Cornell
War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm. — Victor Davis Hanson
As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness,… — Thomas a Kempis

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