Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man; the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike. - Homer
Like the shadow of deathThe residue of heartbreakAlways lingers in the backgroundWith its darkness threatening to consume you - Nomzamo Nhlumayo
It’s beyond your consciousness that your soul lingers with the person you love and hence your mood will affect the one you love. This is the reason why you sometimes sense your mood changing mysteriously with no reason. - Udai Yadla
Passion lingers on a state of blissLove loves you more when you kiss - Munia Khan
While the heart beats, hope lingers. - Alison Croggon
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. - Alfred Tennyson
A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance. - Yiddish Proverb
Romance is an illusion of love and excitement that touches our hearts and mind. It lingers in our memories like a fairy tale. - Debasish Mridha
Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades. - Sara Sheridan
The satisfactions/of agreement are/immediate as sugar--/a melting of the/granular, a syrup/that lingers, shared/not singular./Many prefer it. - Kay Ryan