Quotes about Transience
My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die.
— John Donne
Life is short and we have scarcely begun to live when we are called to die.
— Charles Spurgeon
The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire- soon it will go out.
— Bruce Lee
Terrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors.
— Samuel Johnson
Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it when it's gone.
— Marty Rubin
The world's thy ship and not thy home.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
Learn to hold loosely all that is not eternal.
— Maude Royden
It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home to you soon enough.
— Albert Camus
We go on in our pleasures thinking they're going to last forever.
— Billy Graham
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
— Thomas a Kempis
W]hen the pleasure is at the sweetest, death is the nearest (461)[.]
— Richard Baxter
God warns us to not get too attached to what's around us because it is temporary. We're told, "Those in frequent contact with the things of the world should make good use of them without becoming attached to them, for this world and all it contains will pass away."9
— Rick Warren