The child, in danger of the fire, just clings to the fireman, and trusts to him alone. She raises no question about the strength of his limbs to carry her, or the zeal of his heart to rescue her; but she clings. The heat is terrible, the smoke is blinding, but she clings; and her deliverer quickly bears her to safety. In the same childlike confidence cling to Jesus, who can and will bear you out of danger from the flames of sin.
We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.
Men will love to the last, but they love what is fresh and new. A woman's love can live on the recollection of the past, and cling to what is old and ugly.
Cling to your insecurity, in this world, it's the only thing you can be sure of.
The primary reason people seek job security is because that is what they are taught to seek, at home and at school. . then with debt loads, they must cling even tighter to a job, or professional security, just to pay the bills.
And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring, Let them smile, as I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling.
The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.
Like a candle in the wind, never knowing who to cling to until the rain set it.
To free desire from the tendency to cling, we have to be willing to stumble over ourselves.
Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.
The duty of the branch is to cling to the vine.
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
Science teaches you to open your eyes and appreciate the reality around you. Religion teaches you to close your eyes and cling to the fantasy within you.
Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling
Characteristics cling to families.
You can only lose what you cling to.
One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors know each other and cling to each other for safety and support, and it's really a completely different vibe than the men experience out here, where they're all trying to murder each other.
If some glorious angel suddenly descended through my living room ceiling and offered to take away the children I have and give me other, better children — more polite, funnier, nicer, smarter — I would cling to the children I have and pray away that atrocious spectacle.
In the darkest of nights cling to the assurance that God loves you, that He always has advice for you, a path that you can tread and a solution to your problem.