A flame burns brightest just before it goes out.
when you think you've got hold of a genius ... you can't be sure whether it's a spark of the divine fire or a mere flash in the pan.
Things that burn very brightly, we wonder how long they can keep burning.
The more brilliant the lightning, the quicker it disappears.
I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.
Some men act upon women like champagne; when they appear the women are sparkling and full of brilliance; when they leave the fair ones grow flat, stale, and most unprofitable companions.
The brilliant passes, like the dew at morn; The true endures, for ages yet unborn.
The tragedy of journalism lies in its impermanence; the very topicality which gives it brilliance condemns it to an early death. Too often it is a process of flinging bright balloons in the path of the hurricane, a casting of priceless petals upon the rushing surface of a stream.
