Change Quotes

Nothing stays the same. These quotes explore transformation, growth, and the courage to start over.

27059 quotes

"Forget everything you know about yourself. That is the only way to grow."
Marcus Aurelius
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"Change is the only constant in life."
Cicero
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"The mind that refuses to change in the face of evidence is more imprisoned than any physical captive."
Averroes
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"The greatest revolution is the revolution of the mind."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"Grace builds on nature; it does not destroy it."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The beauty of existence is that it changes; if it didn't, it would be death."
Seneca
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"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
Seneca
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"We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Growth is the only evidence of life."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Just as a person who takes a bath does not ask for hot water to be forever hot, so too must we accept change in life."
Epictetus
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"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
Epictetus
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"To make a mistake and not correct it is the definition of a mistake."
Mencius
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"The changing seasons teach us change is natural."
Mencius
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"Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and maintain the allure of possibility."
Cicero
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
Marcus Aurelius
"Remember that to change your life you do not need to be liked or praised. You need only to stop being wrong."
Marcus Aurelius
"Frightened of death? Then you are frightened of change."
Marcus Aurelius
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"To be really happy and successful, you should change yourself more than you want to change others."
Zhuangzi
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"The success of an organization is defined solely by its ability to adapt to change."
Zhuangzi
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"Transform yourself to transform the world."
Zhuangzi
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"Nothing is permanent except change."
Zhuangzi
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"When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be."
Zhuangzi
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"The willing are led by fate, the unwilling dragged."
Seneca
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"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
Seneca
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
Laozi
"The snow in winter teaches silence; the spring wind teaches action."
Laozi
"The snow falls each winter and melts each spring, yet people are never ready."
Laozi
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"The universe is change; your life is what your thoughts make it."
Epictetus
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"Progress is the act of abandoning your former self."
Epictetus
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"To change the world, one must first change oneself."
Mencius