The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.
Source: Webster's dictionarySay not the struggle nought availeth, The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor faileth, And as things have been, things remain. Arthur Hugh Clough
Affection faints not like a pale-faced coward, But then woos best when most his choice is froward. William Shakespeare
A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again. Simone Weil
A woman is at her strongest when she faints. Luxembourgish Proverb
Who faints not, achieves. Portuguese Proverb
Because the long and tiring journey back to Weena's home is too much for them, they stop in the forest, and they are then overcome by Morlocks in the night, and Weena faints. Source: Internet