The universe is merely a fleeting idea in God's mind — a pretty uncomfortable thought, particularly if you've just made a down payment on a house.

Even if it is as fleeting as a scent or as quick as a thought, there is always a way to get what you desire.

The customers gave him fleeting glances, then returned to their conversations.

There's nothing more fleeting than an eternity, nor something more eternal than a moment.

Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. Short, therefore, is man's life, and narrow is the corner of the earth wherein he dwells.

Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.

When I was 84, I dreamt about a fleeting love.

Life is fleeting.

Algeria realizes that oil wealth is fleeting.

At the age of 84, I dreamed about a fleeting love.