Quotes about Momentary

Our days on earth are as a shadow. 1 CHRONICLES 29:15

The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.

Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was - only is.

Now she has power and passion and the struggle has significance for me-let the momentary consequences be what they may. Suppose that in her pride she becomes giddy, suppose that she does break with me-all right! -she has her freedom, but she will still belong to me. That the engagement should bind her is silly-I want to possess her only in her freedom

Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose.

Brief life is here our portion.

Our days on the earth are as a shadow.

What is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

We go on in our pleasures thinking they're going to last forever.

It was he who told her of the three inscriptions over the doors of the Milan Cathedral. One, with a carving of roses, says, "All that pleases is but for a moment"; another, with a carving of a cross, says, "All that grieves is but for a moment"; and over the great central door are only the words, "Nothing is important but that which is eternal.

Everything in life is just for a while.

Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing.