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All things are in the act of change; thou thyself in ceaseless transformation and partial decay, and the whole universe with thee.

Marcus Aurelius
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The universal nature has no external space; but the wondrous part of her art is that though she has circumscribed herself, everything which is within her which appears to decay and to grow old and to be useless she changes into herself, and again makes other new things from these very same, so that she requires neither substance from without nor wants a place into which she may cast that which decays. She is content then with her own space, and her own matter, and her own art.

Marcus Aurelius
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Pessimism negates the existing world. Yet its negating is ambiguous. It can simply will decay and nothingness, but it can also renounce what exists and thus open a path for a new formation of the world.

Martin Heidegger
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You guard against decay, in general, and stagnation, by moving, b... by Mary Daly

You guard against decay, in general, and stagnation, by moving, by continuing to move.

Mary Daly
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The familiarities of the gaming-table contribute very much to the decay of politeness ... The pouts and quarrels that naturally arise from disputes must put an end to all complaisance, or even good will towards one another.

Mary Wortley Montagu
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All things that have form eventually decay." -Orochimaru by Masashi Kishimoto

All things that have form eventually decay." -Orochimaru

Masashi Kishimoto
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As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid d... by Mason Cooley

As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.

Mason Cooley
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Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas... by Mason Cooley

Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.

Mason Cooley
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We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimat... by Mick Farren

We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimately turns to dust.

Mick Farren
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Knowledge is an excellent drug; but no drug has virtue enough to preserve itself from corruption and decay, if the vessel be tainted and impure wherein it is put to keep.

Michel de Montaigne
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Aging is not just decay, you know, its growth. by Mitch Albom

Aging is not just decay, you know, its growth.

Mitch Albom
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For the first time in my life, I felt that a wave, a justice was sweeping away a deep-seated decay without any indulgence. I dearly wished that it would keep going without hesitation or deviation, in a spirit of purity forever.

Naguib Mahfouz
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The word "salvation" denotes rescue. Rescue? What from? Well, of course, ultimately death. And since it is sin that colludes with the forces of evil and decay, sin leads to death. So we are rescued from sin and death.

N. T. Wright
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If under the pressure of Washington Donald Trump starts dissembling and saying things that aren't true, he'll decay as much as Obama did well on that.

Newt Gingrich
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I loved my body and did not want it to perish; I loved my soul and did not want it to decay. I have fought to reconcile these two primordial forces.

Nikos Kazantzakis
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When a society decays, it is language that is first to become gangrenous. As a result, social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings

Octavio Paz
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When learning stops, decay sets in. by Norman Vincent Peale

When learning stops, decay sets in.

Norman Vincent Peale
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Wealth accumulates, and men decay. by Oliver Goldsmith

Wealth accumulates, and men decay.

Oliver Goldsmith
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Prosperity and abundance in a society depend on a certain type of person: the producer. Societies with few producers stagnate and decay, while nations with a large number of producers vibrantly grow-in wealth, freedom, power, influence and the pursuit of happiness.

Oliver DeMille
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Alas! the joys that fortune brings by Oliver Goldsmith

Alas! the joys that fortune brings

Oliver Goldsmith
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