Swiftly Quotes

151 quotes by 139 authors

Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over… — Donald Cargill
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed,… — Dogen
These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of the forests,… — Henry Van Dyke
Swiftly the brain becomes an enchanted loom, where millions of flashing shuttles weave a dissolving pattern-always a meaningful pattern-though never an abiding one. — Charles Scott Sherrington
When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear… — Sun Tzu
Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement… — Dogen
A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to… — A.C. Grayling
As photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect moment,… — Margaret Bourke-White
To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah! why should… — Thomas Gray
Plants with leaves no more efficient than today's solar cells could out-compete real plants, crowding the biosphere with an inedible foliage. Tough omnivorous bacteria could… — K. Eric Drexler
These bright roofs, these steep towers, these jewel-lakes, these skeins of railroad line - all spoke to her and she answered. She was glad they… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
No life goes past so swiftly as an eventless one, no clock spins like a clock whose days are all alike. — Wallace Stegner
When hope is taken away from a people, moral degeneration follows swiftly thereafter. — Pearl S. Buck
Fence straddlers have no balls. In compensation, however, they enjoy a comfortable seat and can retreat swiftly, when danger threatens, to either side of the… — Edward Abbey
What can we writers learn from lizards, lift from birds? In quickness is truth. The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, the more… — Ray Bradbury
A tall young man sped swiftly up the wide stone steps leading to the doorway of a mansion in one of Chicago's most fashionable avenues. — George Barr McCutcheon
She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short. — Jane Austen

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