Verb
hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Source: WordNetI imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. James Baldwin
The contradiction is this: man rejects the world as it is, without accepting the necessity of escaping it. In fact, men cling to the world and by far the majority do not want to abandon it. Albert Camus
Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that. Dōgen
A ripened fruit does not cling to the vine. Zimbabwe Proverb
There is no tree which a panting animal would not cling to. Bajan Proverb
When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels. Danish Proverb