Famous quotes containing the word momentary:
“O momentary grace of mortal men,
Which we more hunt for than the grace of God!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“But that all his [Bishop Berkeley’s] arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality, merely sceptical appears from this, that they admit of no answer and produce no conviction. Their only effect is to cause that momentary amazement and irresolution and confusion, which is the result of scepticism.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“The aphorism offers a momentary sense of mastery over some confusion or unhappiness.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)