Quotes About Stability

A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted; the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.

New England is a finished place. Its destiny is that of Florence or Venice, not Milan, while the American empire careens onward toward its predicted end ... it is the first American section to be finished, to achieve stability in the conditions of its life. It is the first old civilization, the first permanent civilization in America.

An arch never sleeps.

If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. (Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.)

In embracing change, entrepreneurs ensure social and economic stability.

Continuity in everything is unpleasant.

Weep not that the world changes- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were a cause indeed to weep.

The absurd man is he who never changes.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

It was founded upon a rock.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

Conservatism is the maintenance of conventions already in force.

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.

Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee, All things are passing, God changeth never.

You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.

The British love permanence more than they love beauty.

It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman, and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

I am comforted by life's stability, by earth's unchangeableness. What has seemed new and frightening assumes its place in the unfolding of knowledge.

At certain times of grave national stress, when that rag-bag called the British Constitution is in grave danger of coming unstuck, thank heaven for the big safety-pin at the top that keeps it together.

Government is the political representative of a natural equilibrium, of custom, of inertia; it is by no means a representative of reason.

We can build upon foundations anywhere, if they are well and truly laid.

Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

A foolish man... built his house upon the sand.