“Love can exist without respect, but you can't expect it to last longer.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
Source: Economic Warfare Quotes
“Love can exist without respect, but you can't expect it to last longer.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
“Take time to see the quiet miracles that
seek no attention”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) Irish writer, priest and philosopher
“(Cat) In 1989, I resolve to develop a longer attention…”
Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist
Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 124
“His socks compelled one's attention without losing one's respect.”
"Ministers of Grace"
The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)
“Genius lasts longer than beauty”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Sex is good but poker lasts longer.”
Alan Williams (novelist) (1935) novelist
Spanier, David. Total Poker. London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. No page number. (Cited in Poker Wit & Wisdom: Quotes and Writings on America's Favorite Card Game. A. D. Livingston. Globe Pequot (2006); pg. 50).
Ellen G. White book Christ's Object Lessons
Source: Christ's Object Lessons (1900), Ch. 1, p. 20
Context: Jesus desired to awaken inquiry. He sought to arouse the careless, and impress truth upon the heart. Parable teaching was popular, and commanded the respect and attention, not only of the Jews, but of the people of other nations. No more effective method of instruction could He have employed.
“Loose systems last longer and function better.”
John Gall (1925–2014) American physician
Source: General systemantics, an essay on how systems work, and especially how they fail..., 1975, p. 93. cited: Paul F. Downton (2008) Ecopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate. p. 580