(63 quotes found)
“The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains.”
Proverb
“Rome shall perish - write that word / In the blood that she has spilt.”
William Cowper
“When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.”
Carl Sandburg
“We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name.”
Sam Houston
“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him. (Psalms 2:12)”
Bible
“Perish the Universe, provided I have my revenge.”
Cyrano De Bergerac
“Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.”
Wilhelm Stekel
“That things are changed, and that nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains exactly the same, is sufficiently certain.”
Francis Bacon Sr.
“Everything passes, everything perishes, everything palls.”
French Proverb
“He dies twice who perishes by his own hand”
Latin Proverb
