Transient

Famous quotes containing the word transient:

    For the most part we allow only outlying and transient circumstances to make our occasions. They are, in fact, the cause of our distraction.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    A creature not too bright or good
    For human nature’s daily food;
    For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
    Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
    William Wordsworth (1770–1850)