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Fastened Quotes

What holds fast, holds long.

This fastened collection uses the word to describe things that grip tightly and do not easily release, from despotism fastened upon a nation to hearts fastened wholly on the beloved.

On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it...

Quotes by Adelbert von Chamisso

The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off.

Quotes by William Henry Harrison

The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it, and their mouths full of its praises.

Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a...

Quotes by Orville Wright

Away Quotes

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of...

Quotes by Charles Anthon

A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.

Quotes by Anthony Trollope

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'fastened' describe across these quotes?
It describes things bound tightly, whether military despotism gripping a nation, love fastening someone's attention, a machine secured for a test, or literal chains.
What does the military despotism quote warn about?
It warns that once the chains of military despotism are fastened on a nation, many years might pass before that grip can be shaken off.
How is 'fastened' used to describe love?
One quote says natural human love fastens thoughts almost completely on the beloved, filling hearts with passion and mouths with praise.
Is there a literal, mechanical use of 'fastened' here?
Yes, one describes a machine fastened with wire to a track so it couldn't start until released, part of a careful safety test.
What is the message of the final chains quote?
It warns that binding another man in Chains ultimately fastens the other end of that chain around your own neck too.

A more literal entry describes a test machine fastened by wire to a track, while a closing line warns that binding another man in Chains fastens the other end to your own neck. See Away quotes.