Who said "To change is to grow; to grow is to accept mortality."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

To change is to grow; to grow is to accept mortality. - Thomas Hardy

"To change is to grow; to grow is to accept mortality."

Thomas Hardy Change

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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