Nothing maintains its bloom forever ; age succeeds age.
—Cicero
Showing posts with label mutability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mutability. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Post #1899
When Anaxagoras was told of the death of his son, he only said, "I knew he was mortal." So we in all casualties of life should say, "I knew my riches were uncertain, that my friend was but a man." Such considerations soon pacify us, because all our troubles proceed from their being unexpected.
—Plutarch
Friday, February 14, 2014
Post #1480
In human life there is a constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays and all things are daily changing.
—Plutarch
—Plutarch
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- Dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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