Transient Elements

Famous quotes containing the words transient and/or elements:

    “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)

    “Icebergs behoove the soul
    (both being self-made from elements least visible
    to see them so; fleshed, fair, erected indivisible.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)