Quotes about Precarious
Once modernity abandoned a participatory or sacramental view of reality, the created order became unmoored from its origin in God, and the material cosmos began its precarious drift on the flux of nihilistic waves.
— Hans Boersma
Occasions for appealing to public compassion are never wanting in a nation eternally rocked by catastrophes that shake the foundations of life, floods that sweep away entire towns, gigantic waves that deposit ships in the center of a plaza. We are created in the idea that life is precarious, and we are always waiting for the next calamity to happen.
— Isabel Allende
The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.
— Elias Canetti
Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.
— John Piper
Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.
— John Piper
My dear, I'm seldom sure of anything. Life at best is a precarious business...
— Madeleine L'Engle
The thin and precarious crust of decency is all that separates any civilization, however impressive, from the hell of anarchy or systematic tyranny which lie in wait beneath the surface.
— Aldous Huxley
Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would be offended at the suggestion.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Life itself is a rickety building
— William Golding