Quotes about Lasting

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Few things leave as lasting an impression as hearing someone genuinely intercede for you.

The friendship that can cease has never been real.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

Every body part deserves to be remembered. Every human body deserves to last. It is an outrage that it's so fragile, so delicate. It is an outrage that it's permitted to disintegrate underground, or given the mercy of flames, burned like trash.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

Behind every civilization lies a vision and a worldview, and none is greater or more lasting than the strength of its vision.

The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.

Real, sturdy, lasting peace, peace that doesn't rise and fall with circumstances, isn't to be found in picking apart your life until you have understood all of the components. You will never understand it all because God, for your good and his glory, keeps some of it shrouded in mystery.

These principles are deeply relational because the gospel is. Remember that the gospel of God's grace teaches us that lasting change of heart and hands always takes place in the context of relationship, first with God and then with the people of God.