Quotes about Flux
There is no single entity whose identity is changeless. All things are constantly changing. Nothing endures forever or contains a changeless element called a self.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Even a language won't stand still.
- Barbara Kingsolver
Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.
- Paulo Coelho
... life, by definition, is never still.
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Human relationships, like life itself, can never remain static. They grow or they diminish. But, in either case, they change. Our emotional interests, our intellectual pursuits, our personal preoccupations, all change. So do those of our friends. So the relationship that binds us together must change too; it must be flexible enough to meet the alterations of person and circumstance
- Eleanor Roosevelt
In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his sense a dim rushlight, his body a prey of worms, his soul an unquiet eddy, his fortune dark, his fame doubtful. In short, all that is body is as coursing waters, all that is of the soul as dreams and vapors.
- Marcus Aurelius
In the life of man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his senses a dim rushlight, his body a prey of worms, his soul an unquiet eddy, his fortune dark, and his fame doubtful. In short, all that is of the body is as coursing waters, all that is of the soul as dreams and vapours; life a warfare, a brief sojourning in an alien land;and after repute, oblivion. Where, then, can man find the power to guide and guard his steps? In one thing and one alone: the love of knowledge.
- Marcus Aurelius
Life is a pilgrimage and a struggle. All we have of time is a moment; the universe is in constant flux; our bodies are fragile; our senses grasp so little; our souls are a mist; the future is a fog; and fame is fleeting.
- Marcus Aurelius
Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone—those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river: the "what" is in constant flux, the "why" has a thousand variations. Nothing is stable, not even what's right here
- Marcus Aurelius
There is a river of creation, and time is a violent stream. As soon as one thing comes into sight, it is swept past and another is carried down: it too will be taken on its way.
- Marcus Aurelius
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
- John Henry Newman
The American people are both anxious for change. We're in a time of flux.
- Barack Obama