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burn out

«Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.»
«I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.»
«Like all great champions, Tiger has the ability to raise his game when he has to. He's not going to burn out because he plays for his own joy and passion.»
Author: Jay Brunza | About: Play | Keywords: burned-out, burnt-out, burn out, Passion play
«Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.»
«It's better to burn out than it is to rust»
«It's better to burn out, then to fade away.»
«No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner»
«Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.»
«Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.»
«It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.»

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