No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.
You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.
These days with the web, you can burn out a character really quick.
So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.
I would rather burn out than rust out.
Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them.
It is better to burn out then fade away
I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.
All fires burn out at last.