Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. - Marcel Proust
Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently. - Jacqueline Carey
Laws not enforced cease to be laws, and rights not defended may wither away. - Thomas Moriarty
Passion is a key to unlimited success. Without it, we wither and die. It drives our hearts, our minds and our souls to achieve the best possible results. - Sameh Elsayed
Love is a rose whose petals never wither. - Matshona Dhliwayo
Few can see wither their road will lead them, till they comes to it's end. - Gimli - J.R.R. Tolkien
Age cannot wither her, nor custom staleHer infinite variety. - William Shakespeare
Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. - William Shakespeare
Nothing in life is stronger than perseverance; time only promotes it, failure is afraid of it, negative people hide from it, and disease is affected by it. Even rocks give way to perseverance: because if water perseveres its impacts on the surface of a rock long enough, the rock starts to wither. - Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Ph.D, MBA
Lies can't grow. Once plucked they can only wither. But every truth, once planted, grows into a tall, noble tree. - Stefan Emunds
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. - J.R.R. Tolkien
Ideas take root at the oddest moments. Some grow into novels, the weaker ones wither and die. - Pippa DaCosta
Flowers wither knowing that you exist. - Timothy Joshua
Should we put out the light? And then put out the light. But once put out thy light, I cannot give it vital breath again. It needs must wither. - Anne Rice
You can’t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someone else’s appreciation. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away. - Gene Roddenberry
The average author hawks their books at many events. They are vigilant promoters, waiting for a breakthrough. They do this, or else watch their novel wither away. - Michael J. Kannengieser
As jealousy entered, trust left... and their dream of a relationship began to wither into a nightmare... a nightmare in which love just wasn't enough. - Steve Maraboli
When you're conscious of what you're permitting to germinate inside you, the weeds in your life will wither away of their own accord. - Lawrence Shorter
I wither slowly in thine arms; here at the quiet limit of the world, a white hair'd shadow roaming like a dream. - Alfred Tennyson
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. - Pythagoras
Ties to people on the other side of the storm could be severed. Love could bud, then wither and die without a bloom when the storm ended and reality bled back in. - Sarah Winter
I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair. - Alfred Tennyson
Flowers wither away when put through harsh conditions. Humans, on the other hand, have a choice. A choice to wither away or blossom. - karan godara
The Coming of Wisdom with TimeThough leaves are many, the root is one;Through all the lying days of my youthI swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun;Now I may wither into the truth. - W.B. Yeats