“Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have, perchance, in marble mockery a bust, Poised on a pedestal, above his sleeping dust.” MenLittlesLastsNamesSleepFameWasteGloryClaimsStriveDustToilStrifeSplendidMarbleMockeryTransientPedestal Author:Andrew Jackson Downing
“As ye of clay were cast by kind, So shall ye waste to dust.” KindWasteCastsDustMortalityClay Author:Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” MenLifeInspirationalShouldTryingCharacterUsePlanetsWasteAmbitionFunctionLondonBrilliantDustPermanentMy TimeDrySparksAtomsWasting TimeAshesMagnificentGlowingSleepyWasted TimeSuperbBlazingBurn OutRottingDon't Waste Your TimeStiflingTime Of My LifeWasted LifeMeteorsBurned OutBurnt OutProlonging Author:Jack London
“While I was looking the other way your fire went out Left me with cinders to kick into dust What a waste of the wonder you were In my living fire I will keep your scorn and mine In my living fire I will keep your heartache and mine At the disgrace of a waste of a life” WayLeftWonderFireMinesWasteDustHeartacheKicksScornDisgrace Book:Fire Source: Fire
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” PeopleLifeChildrenFactsRunningJobsBeautifulLife IsGrowsLordGrowing UpSuccessfulImagineJourneyDegreesWasteNormalToughSpeedTricksDustSmokeBlissDullMutualImagine ThatDelayThrillingLife Is LikeShoutingBeefRailTolerationOld TimeVistasSuccessful Marriage Author:Jenkin Lloyd Jones
“While I was looking the other way your fire went out. Left me with cinders to kick into dust, what a waste of the wonder you were” WayLeftWonderFireWasteDustKicks Book:Fire Source: Fire
“Your prayers are your light; Your devotion is your strength; Sleep is the enemy of both. Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you. If you ignore it, if you waste it, You will only turn to dust.” IfsGivingWisdomLightLife IsTurnsOpportunityPrayerSleepEnemyWasteDevotionDustIslamicOur Prayers Author:Rabia Basri