Transient Quotes

168 quotes by 142 authors

True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
I think character is permanent, and issues are transient. — James Stockdale
Hence, even in the domain of natural science the aid of the experimental method becomes indispensable whenever the problem set is the analysis of transient… — Wilhelm Wundt
This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear — Gerry Mulligan
The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow - so arbitrary are these transient laws. — Alexandre Dumas
This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. — Deepak Chopra
I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill. — Jock Sturges
Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties and causes a kind of remissness and dissolution in all the powers of… — Malcolm De Chazal
The ecstatic state of wholeness is bound to be transient because it has no part in the total pattern of â€˜adaptation through maladaptationâ€™ which is… — Anthony Storr
All of us inevitably spend our lives evolving from an initial to a final stage of dependence. If we are fortunate enough to achieve power… — Willard Gaylin
I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient. — Horst Kohler
Life is so great in its opportunities and possibilities, that you should rise confidently above the inevitable trifles incident to daily contact with the world.… — Grenville Kleiser
Transient are conditioned things. Try to accomplish your aim with diligence. — Gautama Buddha
To regard such a positive mental science [psychology] as rising above the sphere of history, and establishing the permanent and unchanging laws of human nature,… — Robin G. Collingwood
EXISTENCE, n. A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,/ Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:/ From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge/ Of our… — Ambrose Bierce
A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. — William Wordsworth
Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao. — Laozi
And inasmuch as feeling, the East's gift, Is quick and transient,- comes, and lo! is gone, While Northern thought is slow and durable. — Robert Browning
To know the self as the only reality and all else as temporal and transient is freedom, peace and joy. It is all very simple.… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The thought of the future life with its prerogatives and joys helps to make the trials of the present seem light and transient. — Billy Graham

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