Quotes of Lasting - somelinesforyou

“ By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. ”

- Edwin Louis Cole

“ There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve. ”

- Knute Rockne

“ Gene was a lifelong friend and our professional competition only strengthened that bond,... He showed great bravery in the months after his surgery, continuing to work as long as he could. ”

- Roger Ebert

“ I hope that this will be a lifelong commitment for me. ”

- Nicole Kidman

“ Continuing a short series on sin: Evil is the soul's choice of the not-God. The corollary is that damnation or hell, is the permanent choice of the not-God. God does not (in the monstrous old-fashioned phrase) "send" anybody to hell; hell is that state of the soul in which its choice becomes obdurate and fixed; the punishment (so to call it) of that soul is to remain eternally in that State which it has chosen. ”

- Dorothy L. Sayers

“ It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies. ”

- Bette Davis

“ Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain; the former vexes you for a time; the latter will bring you lasting remorse. ”

- Chilo

“ Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair. ”

- C. S. Lewis

“ No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist. ”

- J. Paul Getty

“ The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. ”

- John Foster Dulles

“ There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. ”

- Kate Chopin

“ The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. ”

- Sallust

“ Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ The universal and lasting establishment of peace constitutes not merely a part, but the whole final purpose and end of the science of right as viewed within the limits of reason. ”

- Immanuel Kant

“ The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart. ”

- Robert Frost

“ Suffering is none the less acute and much more lasting when it is put into words. ”

- Evelyn Waugh

“ With firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in… to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness. ”

- Louis Kossuth

“ True, lasting peace cannot be secured through the strength of arms alone. Among free peoples, the open exchange of ideas ultimately is our greatest security. ”

- Ronald Reagan

“ We cannot rely exclusively on military power to assure our long-term security. Lasting peace is gained as justice and democracy advance. ”

- George W. Bush

“ All the gold in the world has no significance. That which is lasting are the thoughtful acts which we do for our fellow man. ”

- Adolfo Prieto

“ Charity of thought, word, or deed always leads to the most lasting honors man can attain. ”

- Unknown

“ Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. ”

- Maria Montessori

“ For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent. ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some equivalent advantage on the other. ”

- Samuel Johnson

“ Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures. ”

- William Wycherley

“ Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting. ”

- Napoleon Bonaparte

“ He lives who dies to win a lasting name. ”

- Henry Drummond

“ I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success. ”

- J. Paul Getty
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